EDPNA Exam Questions and answers 2025

EDPNA Exam Questions and answers 2025 The .practice .items .for .the .Social .Security .Administration .Direct .Payment .to .Non-Attorney .Representatives .Examination .are .available .below. .These .items .are .for .practice .purposes .only .and .will .not .appear .on .the .actual .examination. .All .names .used .in .these .practice .items .are .purely .fictional .and .do .not .apply .to .any .real .claimants .or .any .other .individual. .The .items .are .multiple .choice .and .there .is .only .1 .correct .answer .for .each .question. .The .actual .examination .will .also .appear .in .this .format. .Select .the .button .under .each .question .to .reveal .the .answer. .Refreshing .the .page .will .hide .the .answers. Which .statement .best .describes .the .term ."severe" .impairment? .- .ANS-c. .An .impairment .or .combination .of .impairments .is .only .severe .if .the .impairment .significantly .impacts .at .least .one .basic .work .activity. You .are .representing .your .client .at .a .hearing. .A .vocational .expert .(VE) .is .present. .The .ALJ .asks .if .the .VE .has .reviewed .Exhibit .15F, .which .is .a .consultative .psychological .examination .report, .in .which .the .psychologist .opines .that .your .client .is .capable .of .performing .simple, .repetitive, .unskilled .tasks .that .do .not .require .ongoing .contact .with .the .public .or .coworkers. .The .VE .states .that .he .has .reviewed .this .report. .The .ALJ .asks .if .he .agrees .with .the .limitations .that .have .been .assessed, .and .the .VE .says .that .he .does .agree .with .the .limitations .contained .in .that .report. .Which .statement .is .most .accurate .about .the .ALJ's .questioning .of .the .VE? .- .ANS-d. .Improper, .because .the .VE .is .offering .his .opinion .about .the .relationship .of .the .limitations .to .the .clinical .signs .and .findings, .thus .rendering .an .opinion .on .medical .issues. Mark .Baum .arrives .at .your .office .with .a .dismissal .order .dated .three .weeks .ago. .The .order .states .that .his .request .for .a .hearing .on .his .Supplemental .Security .Income .claim .was .not .timely .filed .and .the .claimant's .reasons .for .missing .the .deadline .did .not .constitute .good .cause .for .late .filing. .He .believes .he .did .have .good .cause .and .asks .you .what .he .should .do .next. You .would .advise .Mr. .Baum .to .- .ANS-b. .file .a .request .for .Appeals .Council .review .of .the .Dismissal .Order .pursuant .to .20 .CFR .416.1467. Ethics: An .ALJ .authorizes .a .representative .to .charge .and .collect .$2,000 .for .his .representational .services .for .a .claim .for .disability .insurance .benefits. .SSA .directly .pays .the .representative .$2,000. .Six .months .later, .SSA .erroneously .paid .the .representative .an .additional .$2,000 .based .upon .the .same .claim. .One .year .after .issuing .the .erroneous .payment, .SSA .sends .a .letter .to .the .representative .informing .him .of .the .excess .fee .payment .and .requesting .a .refund .within .30 .days. What .should .the .representative .do? .- .ANS-c. .Refund .the .$2,000 .excess .payment .to .SSA .within .30 .days, .as .requested. Auxiliary .Benefits .- .ANS-When .a .disabled .individual .receives .Social .Security .disability .insurance .benefits, .their .spouse .and/or .minor .children .may .also .be .eligible .to .receive .Social .Security .benefits. .These .benefits .paid .to .the .spouse .or .minor .child .are .called can .be .paid .to: . 1. .Children .under .18 2. .Spouse 3. .Divorced .spouse .(if .married .10 .years) 4. .Somebody .under .age .62 .who .has .custody .of .children Quarters .of .Coverage .(QC) .- .ANS-Refers .to .each .3-month .period .of .employment .during .which .an .employee .contributes .to .the .retirement .income .program .under .the .Social .Security .Act .of .1935. - .You .have .to .have .a .min .of .6 .credits .and .max .of .40. Appeal .deadline .- .ANS-60 .days .+ .5 .mailing .days Medicare .Eligibility .- .ANS-Disabled .- .24 .months .(29 .months .total .from .onset) Disabled .Adult .Children .Benefits .(DAC) .404.350 .- .ANS-You .have .to .be .found .disabled .before .age .22 .and .IF . 1. .a .parent .is .deceased 2. .Parent .is .on .SS .Retirement 3. .Parent .is .on .SSDI .benefits Must .Be: . - .Unmarried - .18 .or .older - .Have .a .disability .that .started .before .age .22 - .Cannot .have .substantial .earnings .to .be .insured .for .T2 .on .their .own .record Disabled .Widow(er) .Benefits .(DWB .or .DIWW) .404.335 .- .ANS-The .disability .benefits .are .available .to .disabled .widows .and .widowers .of .insured .workers, .with .benefits .first .payable .to .the .widow(er) .at .an .age .between .age .50 .and .60. - .Disability .began .w/in .7 .years .after .the .spouses .death - .Deceased .spouse .must .have .been .on .T2 .benefits .or .had .T2 .insured .status .before .death Substitution .of .Party .POMS .23510.035 .- .ANS-**Rule .is .NOT .in .CFR .(hallex .1-2-1-50) SSA .- .539 .Form T16 .- .limited .to .surviving .spouse .who .was .living .w/ .claimant .within .the .past .6 .months .or .parent/parents .of .disabled .or .blind .child. . Order .of .Sub .for .T2: . 1. .Surviving .Spoise 2. .Children .entitled .to .monthly .benefits 3. .Parents .of .claimant .who .are .entitled 4. .Surviving .Spouse .(not .living .w/ .claimant) 5. .Children .of .claimant 6. .Parents .of .claimant . 7. .Legal .rep .of .estate Special .Insured .Status .404.130 .- .ANS-Disabled .before .age .31. . 1. .Must .be .fully .insured 2. .You .have .QCs .in .at .least .one-half .of .the .quarters .during .the .period .ending .with .that .quarter .and .beginning .with .the .quarter .after .the .quarter .you .became .age .21; .however .- (i) .If .the .number .of .quarters .during .this .period .is .an .odd .number, .we .reduce .the .number .by .one; .and (ii) .If .the .period .has .less .than .12 .quarters, .you .must .have .at .least .6 .QCs .in .the .12-quarter .period .ending .with .that .quarter. Continuing .Disability .Reviews .404.1589 .416.989 .- .ANS-Reviews .post .receiving .SSDI .benefits Two .Types: 1. .Medical .(3 .years) 2. .Work .( .Trial .Work .Period) Trial .Work .Period .(TWP) .404.1592 .- .ANS-SSA .incentive .to .provide .a .person .with .SSA .money .for .up .to .five .nine .months .in .a .five .year .period .when .they .have .earned .more .than .the .SSA .income .limit - .the .9 .months .does .NOT .have .to .be .consecutive - .If .they .make .under .$900/m, .this .month