Q25. In your opinion, when conducting a CDR, how much of an impediment, if at all, is each of the following factors to your ability to make a CDR determination that reflects the individual’s actual ability to work?

  Not an impediment Minor impediment Moderate impediment Great impediment Very great impediment No basis to judge Number
of respondents
a. The Medical Improvement Review Standard (MIRS) 13 14 15 7 4 1 54
b. SSA’s interpretation/implementation of MIRS 15 13 15 7 2 2 54
c. Sequential nature of the CDR process 28 7 10 3 1 3 52
d. Requirement in Step 2 (of the CDR evaluation process) to continue the individual’s benefits if the current impairment(s) meets or equals a current listing 45 7 0 0 0 2 54
e. Requirement in Step 3 to disregard “minor changes” when assessing medical improvement 21 22 6 2 1 2 54
f. Requirement in Step 4 to use the previous Listing of Impairments 12 27 10 1 2 2 54
g. Barriers, if any, to use exceptions to medical improvement in Step 5 25 16 5 2 2 3 53
h. The evidence required to show that the individual is no longer disabled and is able to work 19 10 17 4 1 3 54
i. Insufficiency of documentation/evidence 8 17 15 7 3 3 53
j. Whether impairment is physical 24 21 7 0 0 2 54
k. Whether impairment is mental 16 13 18 4 1 2 54
l. Whether impairment is both physical and mental 14 15 17 5 1 2 54
m. Other factors 3 4 4 0 1 18 30