What is the process used by the Commissioner of Health and Social Care in determining whether an alleged disability is a mental illness?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from King v. Astrue, CASE NO. 1:10-cv-01058-SMS (E.D. Cal. 2011):
To encourage uniformity in decision making, the Commissioner has promulgated regulations prescribing a five-step sequential process for evaluating an alleged disability. 20
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C.F.R. 404.1520 (a)-(f); 416.920 (a)-(f). The process requires consideration of the following questions:
Lester v. Chater, 81 F.3d 821, 828 n. 5 (9th Cir. 1995).
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