Vocational Evidence at Step Five of the Sequential Evaluation Process

• Author: David Traver/David Ferrari
• Pages: 563-612

VOCATIONAL EVIDENCE:

STEP FIVE

17-1

CHAPTER 17

Vocational Evidence at Step Five of

the Sequential Evaluation Process

§1700 INTRODUCTION

§1701 THE STATUTORY DEFINITION OF “DISABILITY”

§1702 THE ALJ CANNOT USE A VE TO BEAT THE MEDICALVOCATIONAL GUIDELINES

§1703 INCONSISTENCY AND THE MEDICALVOCATIONAL GUIDELINES

§1704 KEY CONCEPT: NONEXERTIONAL IMPAIRMENTS

§1705 THE “SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS” PROBLEM AND THE MEDICALVOCATIONAL GUIDELINES

§1705.1 Structure of the Medical-Vocational Guidelines

§1706 EXERTION AND FULLRANGES OF WORK

§1707 WORK WHICH EXISTS IN SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS

§1708 IS A “SIGNIFICANT NUMBER” OF JOBS A CONCEPTUAL DEFINITION?

§1708.1 “Signif‌icant Number” of Jobs as a Fact

§1708.2 “Signif‌icant Number” of Jobs and Age

§1709 THE “OCCUPATIONAL BASES” UNDERLYING THE MEDICALVOCATIONAL RULES

§1710 THE ISSUE OF WORK ADJUSTMENT

§1711 “WORK WHICH EXISTS IN SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS”  THE TWOSTEP PROCESS

BUILT INTO THE MEDICALVOCATIONAL GUIDELINES

§1711.1 “Work Which Exists in Signif‌icant Numbers” Example

§1711.2 “Work Which Exists in Signif‌icant Numbers” — Claimants With Transferable Skills

§1712 WHAT IS THIS “VOCATIONAL ADVANTAGE” BESTOWED BY TRANSFERABLE SKILLS?

§1713 DETERMINING THE REMAINING OCCUPATIONAL BASE  FIVE RULINGS AND A REGULATION

§1713.1 The Regulation

§1713.2 Five Rulings

§1713.2.1 Case on Point: “Signif‌icant Number of Jobs” and the Grids

VOCATIONAL EVIDENCE:

STEP FIVE

Social Security Disability Advocate’s Handbook 17-2

§1713.3 Fast and the Seventh Circuit’s Rejection of the Grids as a

Framework for Solely Nonexertional Limitations

§1714 MASTERING THE TECHNICAL LANGUAGE OF THE MEDICALVOCATIONAL GUIDELINES

§1714.1 Borderline-Age Situations and the Medical-Vocational Guidelines

§1714.2 Residual Functional Capacity (RFC)

§1714.3 Sedentary Work

§1714.4 Light Work

§1714.5 Medium Work

§1714.6 Heavy Work

§1714.7 Very Heavy Work

§1714.8 Age

§1714.8.1 An Important Proposed Regulation Regarding Age

Categories Has Been Abandoned by the Commissioner

§1714.9 Education

§1714.9.1 Inability to Communicate in English (rescinded April 27, 2020)

§1714.9.2 Illiteracy

§1714.9.3 Marginal Education

§1714.9.4 Limited Education

§1714.10 High School Graduate or More — Does Not Provide for Direct Entry Into Skilled Work

§1714.11 High School Graduate or More — Provides for Direct Entry Into Skilled Work

§1714.12 Previous Work Experience

§1715 USING THE GRID RULES TO DIRECT A FINDING OF “DISABLED” OR “NOT DISABLED”

§1715.1 Social Security Ruling 83-11

§1715.2 Using the Grid Rules as a Framework for Evaluating Exertional

Limitations Within a Range of Work or Between Ranges of Work

§1716 SOCIAL SECURITY RULING 8312

§1716.1 Applying the Medical-Vocational Rules as a Framework: SSR 83-12 Example

§1716.2 Social Security Ruling 83-12 — Summary

§1717 SOCIAL SECURITY RULING 8314

§1717.1 Social Security Ruling 83-14 — Summary

§1718 SOCIAL SECURITY RULING 8515

§1718.1 Social Security Ruling 85-15 — Summary

§1719 SSR 969P AND THE OCCUPATIONAL BASE FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER AGE 50

§1720 THE EFFECT OF TRANSFERABLE SKILLS ON THE OCCUPATIONAL BASES

§1721 TRANSFERABLE SKILLS FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ADVANCED AGE 

EQUITABLE CONSIDERATIONS

§1722TABLE OF OCCUPATIONAL BASE SIZES AND ITS RELEVANCE TO “ADVANCED AGE”

§1723 TAKING THIS TO THE HEARING

§1724 THE FRAMEWORK OF THE MEDICALVOCATIONAL GUIDELINES AND

VOCATIONAL EXPERT CROSSEXAMINATION: CLAIMANTS AGED 50 AND OLDER

§1725 THE FRAMEWORK OF THE MEDICALVOCATIONAL GUIDELINES AND

VOCATIONAL EXPERT CROSSEXAMINATION: CLAIMANTS UNDER AGE 50

VOCATIONAL EVIDENCE:

STEP FIVE

17-3 Vocational Evidence at Step Five of the Sequential Evaluation Process §1701

§1700 INTRODUCTION

Τηε ενδ−ποιντ οφ µοστ δισαβιλιτψ χλαιµσ τηατ αρε αδϕυδιχατεδ ατ τηε Σοχιαλ Σεχυριτψ Αδµινιστρατιον αρε ρεσολϖεδ







NOTE:

This chapter is intended to be used in conjunction with Chapter 18 — Transferability of Skills Analysis.

§1701 THE STATUTORY DEFINITION OF “DISABILITY”







Τηε Σοχιαλ Σεχυριτψ Αχτ προϖιδεσ τηατ χερταιν ινδιϖιδυαλσ ωηο αρε υνδερ α δισαβιλιτψ σηαλλ ρεχειϖε δισαβιλιτψ

δισαβιλιτψµεδιχαλ ελε−

µεντ ανδ α τωο−παρτ ϖοχατιοναλ µεδιχαλ 



 

 

  





  









Χοµπαρε ωιτη



µεδιχαλ ελεµεντ

υπον τηε τωο−παρτ ϖοχατιοναλ

Αν ινδιϖιδυαλ σηαλλ βε δετερµινεδ το βε υνδερ α δισαβιλιτψ ονλψ ιφ ηισ πηψσιχαλ ορ µενταλ ιµπαιρµεντ ορ



ηισ αγε, εδυχατιον, ανδ ωορκ εξπεριενχε







νατιοναλ εχονοµψ µεανσ 













Σεε