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?:
g. Barriers, if any, to use exceptions to medical improvement in Step 5

Not an impediment
Minor impediment
Moderate
impediment
Great impediment
Very great
impediment
No basis
to judge
Number of respondents
25 16 5 2 2 3 53