Give Me Five Minutes And I Will Tell You How A Vocational Evaluator’s Testimony Can Make Or Break Your Social Security Disability Claim

When you apply for Social Security Disability benefits the Social Security Administration will use a Five Step Sequential Evaluation to determine your eligibility for Social Security Disability benefits. More often than not, the decision is made at Steps 4 and 5 of the Five Step Sequential Evaluation. At Step 4 the Social Security Administration will determine whether you are capable of returning to the lightest job you’ve held in the 15 years before you became disabled in view of your physical or psychological restrictions and limitations. If you can meet Step 4, the Social Security Administration must next determine at Step...

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