EDPNA Exam
1. 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?: c. An
impairment or combination of impairments is only severe if the impairment
significantly impacts at least one basic work activity.
2. 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?: 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.
3. 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: b. file a request for Appeals Council review of
the Dismissal Order pursuant to 20 CFR 416.1467.
Ethics:
4. 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
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representative informing him of the excess fee payment and requesting a
refund within 30 days.
What should the representative do?: c. Refund the $2,000 excess payment to
SSA within 30 days, as requested.
5. Auxiliary Benefits: 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
6. Quarters of Coverage (QC): 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.
7. Appeal deadline: 60 days + 5 mailing days
8. Medicare Eligibility: Disabled - 24 months (29 months total from onset)
9. Disabled Adult Children Benefits (DAC) 404.350: 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
10. Disabled Widow(er) Benefits (DWB or DIWW) 404.335: 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
1. 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?: c. An
impairment or combination of impairments is only severe if the impairment
significantly impacts at least one basic work activity.
2. 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?: 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.
3. 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: b. file a request for Appeals Council review of
the Dismissal Order pursuant to 20 CFR 416.1467.
Ethics:
4. 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
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representative informing him of the excess fee payment and requesting a
refund within 30 days.
What should the representative do?: c. Refund the $2,000 excess payment to
SSA within 30 days, as requested.
5. Auxiliary Benefits: 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
6. Quarters of Coverage (QC): 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.
7. Appeal deadline: 60 days + 5 mailing days
8. Medicare Eligibility: Disabled - 24 months (29 months total from onset)
9. Disabled Adult Children Benefits (DAC) 404.350: 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
10. Disabled Widow(er) Benefits (DWB or DIWW) 404.335: 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
