What is the test for determining whether a person is disabled?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Yuckert v. Bowen, 841 F.2d 303 (9th Cir. 1988):
"The Secretary has established a five-step sequential evaluation process for determining whether a person is disabled." Bowen v. Yuckert, 107 S.Ct. at 2290; 20 C.F.R. Sec. 404.1520 (1986). At step two of this process "the decisionmaker ... determines whether the claimant has a medically severe impairment or combination of impairments." 107 S.Ct. at 2291. "If the claimant does not have a severe impairment or combination of impairments, the disability claim is denied." Id.
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