EDPNA EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
|LATEST 2024/2025
Step 1 of the Sequential Evaluation Process - ANSWER-Is the client engaging in SGA?
SGA is work that involves 1) doing significant physical or mental activities 2) it is usually
done for pay or profit, whether or not profit is realized. SGA for 2023 is $1470 for non-
blind individuals, statutorily blind is $2460
Self employed individuals are engaging in SGA when - ANSWER-they perform
significant services in a business, work comparable to unimpaired individuals, and or
work which is worth the prescribed monthly SGA amount
CFR's regarding the Sequential Evaluation Process - ANSWER-20 CFR 404.1520(a)
and 416.920 (a). If it is determined that that a claimant is not disabled at any step, the
analysis stops.
Step 2 of the Sequential Evaluation Process - ANSWER-Does the claimant have a
medical determinable impairment and if so, is it severe (it significantly limits one or more
basic work activities required to do most jobs). Work activities include standing, walking,
lifting, seeing, pulling, pushing, reaching, carrying, handling, and speaking. Can also
include mental functions such as understanding, carrying out or remembering simple
instructions, using judgement, responding appropriately to c-workers and supervisors,
dealing with changes in a routine work setting
Step 3 of the Sequential Evaluation Process - ANSWER-Does the claimant have an
impairment that meets or medically equals a listing in Listing of Impairments? Found in
Title 20, Chp. 3, Appendix 1, Subpart P of Part 404. Must meet the duration requirement
(has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 1 year). The
listings describe medically determinable impairments and associated findings that are
severe enough to prevent an adult from doing any gainful activity, regardless of his or
her age, education and work experience. If the claimant does have at least 1 severe
impairment that does not meet or equal a listing, the ALJ must assess the claimant's
RFC which is the most the claimant can do on a regular and continuing basis despite
his or her impairment(s), even those impairments that are not severe.
SSR 18-3P, CFR 416.930 - ANSWER-Failure to Follow Prescribed Treatment-
Claimant's must follow prescribed treatment from their own medical source if it is
expected to restore one's ability to work, 9 exceptions
Step 4 of the Sequential Evaluation Process - ANSWER-Can the claimant do past
relevant work, either as the claimant actually performed it or as the work is generally
performed in the national economy, last 15 years, only includes jobs that lasted long
enough for the claimant to learn to do them, If work was perfomed in another country,
the issue will only be how the claimant actually performed; not how it usually performed
in another country, PRW does not have to exist in significant numbers
, Step 5 of the Sequential Evaluation Process - ANSWER-Can the claimant do other
work? The work must exist in significant numbers in the national economy. The RFC,
claimant's age, education, and past-relevant work experience will be considered at this
step, ALJ must refer to the Medical-Vocational Guidelines in Appendix 2 of Subpart P of
Part 404 of the regulations; has 3 tables, If the claimant's characteristics do not match a
grid rule, the rules in Appendix 2 should be used as a framework in decision making,
VE's may testify regarding
assessing RFC - ANSWER-SSR 96-8p and 404.1545
Ruling for considering evidence other that just medical - ANSWER-SSR 16-3P- will
consider statements from the individual, medical sources, and any other sources that
have information about an individual's symptoms, law of The Eleventh Circuit states that
testimonial evidence must be considered
Listing of Impairments - ANSWER-Title 20, Chp. 3, Appendix 1 of Subpart P of Section
404. Part A is for Adults and some children under 18 as criteria is appropriate- Numbers
1-14, Part B has the the listings for children- 100-114
General definition of disability under Title I and Title XVI - ANSWER-an inability to
engage in any SGA by reason of any medical determinable physical or mental
impairment which can expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be
expected to last for a continuous pd. of not less than 12 mo.
Labor market info. sources- 20 CFR 404.1566 - ANSWER-DOT (Dept. of Labor),
County Business Patterns and Census reports (Bureau of the Census), Occupational
Analyses- state employment agencies, Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of
Labor Statistics)
Exertional Activities - ANSWER-Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, standing, walking,
sitting
Obesity as an MDI - ANSWER-SSR 19-2 p
CDR Regulations - ANSWER-20 CFR 404.1594, 416.994, 416.994 a, The ALJ must
determine whether the evidence shows medical improvement in the individual's
condition from the most recent favorable decision (comparison point decision) to the
DDS cessation, reviews may be 6 months to 7 years after the favorable decision, is the
medical improvement related to the individual's ability to work/have the functional
limitations decreased? Is the individual considered disabled under the basic definition of
disability?
non-exertional activities include - ANSWER-postural (stooping and climbing),
manipulative activities (reaching, handling), vision, communicative (hearing and
speaking), environmental factors (tolerance of temp extremes or dusty environments)
|LATEST 2024/2025
Step 1 of the Sequential Evaluation Process - ANSWER-Is the client engaging in SGA?
SGA is work that involves 1) doing significant physical or mental activities 2) it is usually
done for pay or profit, whether or not profit is realized. SGA for 2023 is $1470 for non-
blind individuals, statutorily blind is $2460
Self employed individuals are engaging in SGA when - ANSWER-they perform
significant services in a business, work comparable to unimpaired individuals, and or
work which is worth the prescribed monthly SGA amount
CFR's regarding the Sequential Evaluation Process - ANSWER-20 CFR 404.1520(a)
and 416.920 (a). If it is determined that that a claimant is not disabled at any step, the
analysis stops.
Step 2 of the Sequential Evaluation Process - ANSWER-Does the claimant have a
medical determinable impairment and if so, is it severe (it significantly limits one or more
basic work activities required to do most jobs). Work activities include standing, walking,
lifting, seeing, pulling, pushing, reaching, carrying, handling, and speaking. Can also
include mental functions such as understanding, carrying out or remembering simple
instructions, using judgement, responding appropriately to c-workers and supervisors,
dealing with changes in a routine work setting
Step 3 of the Sequential Evaluation Process - ANSWER-Does the claimant have an
impairment that meets or medically equals a listing in Listing of Impairments? Found in
Title 20, Chp. 3, Appendix 1, Subpart P of Part 404. Must meet the duration requirement
(has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 1 year). The
listings describe medically determinable impairments and associated findings that are
severe enough to prevent an adult from doing any gainful activity, regardless of his or
her age, education and work experience. If the claimant does have at least 1 severe
impairment that does not meet or equal a listing, the ALJ must assess the claimant's
RFC which is the most the claimant can do on a regular and continuing basis despite
his or her impairment(s), even those impairments that are not severe.
SSR 18-3P, CFR 416.930 - ANSWER-Failure to Follow Prescribed Treatment-
Claimant's must follow prescribed treatment from their own medical source if it is
expected to restore one's ability to work, 9 exceptions
Step 4 of the Sequential Evaluation Process - ANSWER-Can the claimant do past
relevant work, either as the claimant actually performed it or as the work is generally
performed in the national economy, last 15 years, only includes jobs that lasted long
enough for the claimant to learn to do them, If work was perfomed in another country,
the issue will only be how the claimant actually performed; not how it usually performed
in another country, PRW does not have to exist in significant numbers
, Step 5 of the Sequential Evaluation Process - ANSWER-Can the claimant do other
work? The work must exist in significant numbers in the national economy. The RFC,
claimant's age, education, and past-relevant work experience will be considered at this
step, ALJ must refer to the Medical-Vocational Guidelines in Appendix 2 of Subpart P of
Part 404 of the regulations; has 3 tables, If the claimant's characteristics do not match a
grid rule, the rules in Appendix 2 should be used as a framework in decision making,
VE's may testify regarding
assessing RFC - ANSWER-SSR 96-8p and 404.1545
Ruling for considering evidence other that just medical - ANSWER-SSR 16-3P- will
consider statements from the individual, medical sources, and any other sources that
have information about an individual's symptoms, law of The Eleventh Circuit states that
testimonial evidence must be considered
Listing of Impairments - ANSWER-Title 20, Chp. 3, Appendix 1 of Subpart P of Section
404. Part A is for Adults and some children under 18 as criteria is appropriate- Numbers
1-14, Part B has the the listings for children- 100-114
General definition of disability under Title I and Title XVI - ANSWER-an inability to
engage in any SGA by reason of any medical determinable physical or mental
impairment which can expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be
expected to last for a continuous pd. of not less than 12 mo.
Labor market info. sources- 20 CFR 404.1566 - ANSWER-DOT (Dept. of Labor),
County Business Patterns and Census reports (Bureau of the Census), Occupational
Analyses- state employment agencies, Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of
Labor Statistics)
Exertional Activities - ANSWER-Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, standing, walking,
sitting
Obesity as an MDI - ANSWER-SSR 19-2 p
CDR Regulations - ANSWER-20 CFR 404.1594, 416.994, 416.994 a, The ALJ must
determine whether the evidence shows medical improvement in the individual's
condition from the most recent favorable decision (comparison point decision) to the
DDS cessation, reviews may be 6 months to 7 years after the favorable decision, is the
medical improvement related to the individual's ability to work/have the functional
limitations decreased? Is the individual considered disabled under the basic definition of
disability?
non-exertional activities include - ANSWER-postural (stooping and climbing),
manipulative activities (reaching, handling), vision, communicative (hearing and
speaking), environmental factors (tolerance of temp extremes or dusty environments)
