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DI 001: Background and Rationale
DI 00115: Disability Program Overview
DI 100: Background and Overview
DI 10005: FO Responsibilities
DI 101: Disability and Blindness Requirements
DI 10105: Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) and Freeze
DI 10110: Disabled Widow(er)'s Benefits (DWB)
DI 10115: Childhood Disability Benefits (CDB)
DI 10135: Deemed Medicare Benefits
DI 105: Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA)
DI 10501: General - SGA
DI 10505: Evaluation and Development of Employment
DI 10510: Evaluation and Development of Self-Employment
DI 10515: Evaluation of Work Activity in Title II Blindness Cases
DI 10520: Impairment-Related Work Expenses (IRWE)
DI 110: Initial Claims Processing
DI 11005: Disability Interviews
DI 11010: Initial Disability Claims Processing
DI 11011: Collateral Estoppel
DI 11015: Disabled Widow(er) Benefit (DWB) Cases
DI 11018: Failure to Cooperate and Whereabouts Unknown
DI 11020: Childhood Disability Benefit (CDB) Cases
DI 11025: Disability Determination Needed for Entitlement to a Non-Disability Payment
DI 11030: Federal Medical Evidence of Record (FEDMER)
DI 11035: Medicare for Qualified Government Employment (MQGE) Cases
DI 11036: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Medicare Waiting Period Waived - FO
DI 11040: Deemed Medicare Cases
DI 11050: Railroad (RR) Cases
DI 11052: FO Processing of Initial End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Medicare Cases
DI 11055: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Disability Cases
DI 11070: Title XVI Childhood and Age 18 Disability Redetermination Cases (Public Law 104-193 as Modified by P.L. 105-33) FO
DI 11080: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
DI 120: Appeals Processing
DI 12001: Handling Appeals Pending on SDW Cases
DI 12005: Reconsiderations - Initial Claims
DI 12010: Hearings Level Review - Initial Claims
DI 12020: Appeals Council Review
DI 12025: Reconsideration - Postentitlement (PE)
DI 12026: Reconsideration - Disability Hearing for a Medical Cessation/Adverse Medical Reopening Determination - Title II and Title XVI
DI 12027: Statutory Benefit Continuation (SBC)
DI 12030: ALJ Hearings
DI 12045: Special Situations
DI 12095: Appeals Processing Exhibits
DI 125: Court Cases
DI 12502: Court-Ordered Reviews - Jurisdiction
DI 12586: Stieberger Case
DI 130: Continuing Disability
DI 13001: General
DI 13004: The CDR Mailer Process - Forms SSA-455 and SSA-455-OCR-SM
DI 13005: Medical Issues
DI 13006: Title XVI Age 18 Medical Redeterminations
DI 13010: Work Activity
DI 13015: Special CDR Issues
DI 13050: Expedited Reinstatements
DI 13095: Exhibits for FO CDR Processing
DI 135: Vocational Rehabilitation
DI 13501: General - VR
DI 13510: Vocational Rehabilitation Reimbursements
DI 145: Continued Payments to Individuals Participating in a Vocational Rehabilitation or Similar Program
DI 14505: Background of Continued Payments to Individuals Participating in a VR or Similar Program
DI 14510: Procedures for Cases Involving Participation in a VR or Similar Program
DI 14515: Notices and Exhibits for Cases Involving Participation in a VR or Similar Program
DI 201: DDS Jurisdiction
DI 20101: DDS Jurisdiction
DI 205: Folder Management
DI 20502: Folder Content/Review
DI 20503: Essential Claims Folder Material
DI 20505: Prior Folder Information
DI 215: State Welfare Plans
DI 21501: Title XVI - State Plans - Disability/Blindness
DI 220: Sequential Evaluation
DI 22001: Sequential Evaluation
DI 225: Case Development Procedures
DI 22501: Introduction - Case Development Procedures
DI 22505: Development of Medical Evidence of Record (MER)
DI 22510: Development of Consultative Examinations (CE)
DI 22511: Documenting and Evaluating Mental Impairments
DI 22515: Vocational Evidence
DI 22520: Disposition of Trailer Material
DI 230: Special Issues
DI 23001: Capability
DI 23003: Contagious Disease
DI 23005: Whereabouts Unknown
DI 23007: Failure to Cooperate
DI 23010: Failure to Follow Prescribed Treatment
DI 23015: Withdrawal/Claimant Does Not Wish to Pursue Claim
DI 23020: Priority Cases
DI 23022: Processing Quick Disability Determination (QDD) and Compassionate Allowances (CAL) in the Disability Determination Services (DDS)
DI 23030: Suicide/Homicide
DI 23040: Foreign Language Interpreters
DI 23045: Translations of Foreign-Language Documents
DI 23050: Medicare
DI 23060: Evidence from Excluded Medical Sources of Evidence
DI 235: Specific Case Instructions
DI 23501: Prisoner Cases
DI 23505: Title II Child Cases
DI 23510: Death Cases
DI 23515: non-citizen Cases
DI 23525: Title XVI Conversion Reentitlement Cases
DI 23530: Pre-release Program Cases
DI 23535: Presumptive Disability/Presumptive Blindness (PD/PB) Cases
DI 23540: Medicare for Qualified Government Employment (MQGE) Cases
DI 23545: Foreign Cases
DI 23550: Totalization Claims
DI 23555: Lump Sum Death Payment (LSDP) Cases
DI 23570: Title XVI Childhood and Age 18 Disability Redetermination Cases (Public Law (P.L.) 104-193 as Modified by P.L. 105-33) - DDS
DI 23580: Amyotrophic Laterial Sclerosis (ALS) Cases - Medicare Waiting Period Waived - DDS
DI 240: Work Issues - Initial/Reconsideration Cases
DI 24001: Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA)
DI 24005: Special Work Situations
DI 245: Medical Evaluation
DI 24501: General - Medical Evaluation
DI 24503: Evaluating Evidence
DI 24505: Impairment Severity
DI 24508: Medical Evaluation at Step 3 of Sequential Evaluation
DI 24510: Residual Functional Capacity (RFC)
DI 24515: Specific Medical Evaluation Instructions
DI 24530: Evaluation of Specific Issues - Musculoskeletal
DI 24535: Evaluation of Specific Issues - Special Senses and Speech
DI 24540: Evaluation of Specific Issues - Respiratory
DI 24545: Evaluation of Specific Issues - Cardiovascular
DI 24550: Evaluation of Specific Medical Issues - Digestive
DI 24555: Evaluation of Specific Issues - Genitourinary Impairments
DI 24560: Evaluation of Specific Issues - Hematological Disorders
DI 24570: Evaluation of Specific Issues - Endocrine System and Obesity
DI 24580: Evaluation of Specific Issues - Neurological Disorders
DI 24583: Evaluation of Specific Issues - Mental Disorders
DI 24585: Evaluation of Specific Issues - Cancer
DI 24595: Evaluation of Specific Issues - Immune System Disorders
DI 24598: Evaluation of Specific Issues - Growth Impairment
DI 24599: Evaluation of Specific Issues -- Speech and Language Impairments
DI 250: Medical-Vocational Evaluation
DI 25001: Medical-Vocational Quick Reference Guide
DI 25003: Vocational Specialists
DI 25005: Capacity to Do Past Relevant Work
DI 25010: Medical-Vocational Profiles Showing an Inability to Adjust to Other Work
DI 25015: Ability to Perform Other Work
DI 25020: Functional Limitations and Their Effects on Ranges of Work
DI 25025: Medical-Vocational Guidelines
DI 252: Title XVI Child Claims Based on Disability
DI 25201: Childhood Disability Under Title XVI - General
DI 25205: Evidence of Disability in Childhood Disability Cases
DI 25210: Considerations in Determining Disability for Children
DI 25215: Age as a Factor in Evaluating Title XVI Child Claims
DI 25220: Impairment Severity - Not Severe, Meets and Medical Equals
DI 25225: Functional Equivalence for Children
DI 25230: Childhood Disability Evaluation Form (SSA-538)
DI 25235: Case Processing Instructions for Title XVI Child Claims
DI 255: Onset/Duration/Closed Period
DI 25501: Onset
DI 25505: Duration
DI 25510: Closed Period
DI 260: Statutory Blindness Cases - Development, Evaluation and Processing Issues
DI 26001: Development Issues
DI 26005: Evaluation Issues
DI 26010: Completion of Form SSA-831-U5 in Blindness Cases
DI 26015: Notices
DI 265: Initial Case Processing
DI 26510: Completion of Form SSA-831-C3/U3 -- Title II, Title XVI and Concurrent Claims
DI 26515: Rationale Preparation (Initial Claims)
DI 26520: Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) and Other Referrals
DI 26525: Scheduled Diaries
DI 26530: Personalized Disability Explanations
DI 26535: Notice Instructions
DI 270: Reconsideration Case Processing
DI 27001: Introduction
DI 27010: Special Reconsideration Issues
DI 27015: Reconsideration - Completion of Form SSA-831-U3
DI 27020: Reconsideration Rationale Preparation
DI 27025: Personalized Reconsideration Disability Explanations
DI 27030: Reconsideration Notice Instructions
DI 275: Reopenings, Res Judicata, and Collateral Estoppel
DI 27501: General
DI 27505: Rules for Reopening
DI 27510: Period Adjudicated
DI 27515: Collateral Estoppel
DI 27516: Refilings for the Same Period (Res Judicata Cases)
DI 27520: Reopenings - Special Issues
DI 27525: Reopenings - Due Process
DI 27530: Reopenings - Completion of Form SSA-831-U5
DI 27536: Simplified Reopening Rationale Procedures
DI 27540: Reopening Notice Instructions
DI 280: Continuing Disability Review Cases
DI 28001: Introduction to the Continuing Disability Review (CDR) Process
DI 28003: Resumption of the CDR Process
DI 28005: The CDR Evaluation Process
DI 28010: Medical Improvement and Related Medical Issues
DI 28015: Relating Medical Improvement to the Ability to Work - Title II and Adult Title XVI Beneficiaries
DI 28020: Exceptions to Medical Improvement
DI 28030: General Development of CDR Cases
DI 28035: Processing of Lost Folders/Medical Evidence
DI 28040: Medical Improvement Not Expected (MINE) or Medical Improvement Not Expected - Equivalent (MINE - Equivalent) Cases
DI 28050: Work Activity Cases Trial Work Period
DI 28055: Extended Period of Eligibility (EPE) Cases
DI 28057: Expedited Reinstatement
DI 28060: Case Involving VR Participation
DI 28065: Cases Involving Individuals Convicted of a Felony
DI 28075: Special CDR Issues
DI 28080: Due Process
DI 28084: Completion of Continuing Disability Review Determination Forms (SSA-832 and SSA-833)
DI 28087: Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) and Other Agency Referrals
DI 28090: CDR Rationale Preparation
DI 28095: CDR Notice Instructions
DI 285: CDR Reopenings
DI 28501: Reopenings and Revision of CDR Determinations
DI 290: Reconsideration of Continuing Disability Review (CDR) Cases, and Reopenings Applicable to Disability Hearings (Pre-DHU Processing)
DI 29001: General
DI 29005: Development of Evidence
DI 29025: Preparation of Continuing Review Cases and Reopenings Applicable toDisability Hearings (Pre-DHU Processing)
DI 295: Assistance Requests
DI 29501: Assistance Requests from the Office of Hearings Operations (OHO)
DI 29505: Other Special Assistance Requests
DI 300: Quality Assurance
DI 30001: DDS Quality Assurance
DI 30005: Adjudicating Component Actions on Deficient Cases
DI 30007: Request for Program Consultation (RPC)
DI 310: Representation of Claimants and Inquiries
DI 31001: Representation of Claimants
DI 31005: Inquiries
DI 315: Correspondence
DI 31515: Forms, Form Letters, Form Paragraphs, and Riders
DI 320: Disposition and Routing
DI 32001: Folder Preparation and Movement
DI 32005: Routing - Initial/Reconsideration/Reopening Cases
DI 32010: Continuing Disability Review Case Routing
DI 325: Court Cases
DI 32502: Court-Ordered Reviews — Jurisdiction
DI 32586: Stieberger Case
DI 327: Acquiescence Rulings
DI 32701: Application by SSA of SSR 96-1p
DI 330: Disability Hearing Unit Procedures
DI 33001: Introduction
DI 33010: Procedure for Processing Before the Disability Hearing
DI 33015: Procedures for Disability Hearing and Related Policy Issues
DI 33020: Procedures Following the Hearing Decision
DI 33025: Procedures for Special Cases and Handling
DI 33095: Exhibits
DI 335: Reference
DI 33520: Directories
DI 33526: Impairment Codes for Use on Determination Forms
DI 33530: Index of Disability-Related List Code Numbers
DI 33535: Cumulative List of New or Improved Diagnostic or Evaluative Techniques
DI 340: Listing of Impairments - Current
DI 34001: Listings of Impairments - Current Part A Listings
DI 34005: Listings of Impairments - Current Part B Listing
DI 341: Obsolete Versions of Part A, the Listing of Impairments
DI 34101: Pre-1968 - Obsolete Versions of Part A Listings
DI 34105: 1968-1979 - Obsolete Versions of Part A Listings
DI 34110: 1979-January 1986—Obsolete Versions of Part A Listings
DI 34121: Obsolete Musculoskeletal Listings for 01/06/86 to 02/17/25
DI 34122: Obsolete Special Senses and Speech Listings 04/29/13 to 03/26/17
DI 34123: Obsolete Respiratory Listings for 01/06/86 to 10/06/16
DI 34124: Obsolete Cardiovascular Listings for 01/06/86 to 04/01/21
DI 34125: Obsolete Digestive Listings for 01/06/86 to 10/05/23
DI 34126: Obsolete Genito-Urinary Listings 01/06/86 to 10/05/23
DI 34127: Obsolete Hemic - Lymphatic Listings 01/06/86 to 03/26/17
DI 34128: Obsolete Skin Listings for 01/06/86 to 10/05/23
DI 34129: Obsolete Endocrine Listings for 01/06/86 to 06/06/11
DI 34130: Obsolete Multiple Body Listings for 01/06/86 to 04/04/13
DI 34131: Obsolete Neurological Listings for 01/06/86 to 09/28/16
DI 34132: Obsolete Mental Listings for 08/28/85 to 03/26/17
DI 34133: Obsolete Neo-plastic, Malignant Listings 01/06/86 to 01/16/2017
DI 34134: Obsolete Immune System Listings for 07/02/93 to 10/05/23
DI 342: Obsolete Versions of Part B, the Listing of Impairments
DI 34201: Pre-1977 - Obsolete Versions of Part B Listings
DI 34205: 1977-January 1986 - Obsolete Versions of Part B Listings
DI 34220: Obsolete Growth Part B Listings 01/06/86 to 10/05/23
DI 34221: Obsolete Musculoskeletal Part B Listings 01/06/86 to 02/17/2025
DI 34222: Obsolete Special Senses Part B Listings 01/06/86 to 03/26/17
DI 34223: Obsolete Respiratory Part B Listings 01/06/86 to 10/05/23
DI 34224: Obsolete Cardiovascular Part B Listings 01/06/86 to 10/05/23
DI 34225: Obsolete Digestive Part B Listings 01/06/86 to 10/05/23
DI 34226: Obsolete Genito-Urinary Part B Listings 01/06/86 to 10/05/23
DI 34227: Obsolete Hematology Part B Listings 01/06/86 to 03/26/17
DI 34228: Obsolete Skin Part B Listings 07/09/04 to 10/05/23
DI 34229: Obsolete Endocrine Part B Listings 01/06/86 to 04/01/21
DI 34230: Obsolete Multiple Body Part B Listings 01/06/86 to 04/04/13
DI 34231: Obsolete Neurological Part B Listings 01/06/86 to 09/28/2016
DI 34232: Obsolete Mental Part B Listings 01/06/86 to 03/26/17
DI 34233: Obsolete Malignant Neoplastic Part B Listings 01/06/86 to 01/16/17
DI 34234: Obsolete Immune System Part B Listings 07/02/93 to 10/05/23
DI 395: DDS Fiscal and Administrative Management
DI 39501: DDS Fiscal and Administrative Management
DI 39503: DDS Budget Procedures
DI 39506: DDS Financial Management
DI 39509: DDS Records
DI 39515: DDS Quality Assurance Cases
DI 39518: DDS Personnel
DI 39521: DDS Training and Staff Development
DI 39524: DDS Travel
DI 39525: DDS Applicant Travel
DI 39527: DDS Office Space
DI 39530: DDS Equipment
DI 39533: DDS Instructions Management
DI 39536: DDS Electronic Data Processing (EDP) Systems
DI 39539: DDS Supplies
DI 39542: Contracting Out DDS Functions
DI 39545: Purchased Medical Services
DI 39548: DDS Miscellaneous Costs
DI 39551: DDS Mail Management
DI 39554: DDS Audits and Administrative Reviews
DI 39557: DDS Performance Management
DI 39563: DDS Workload Management
DI 39569: Program Integrity
DI 39572: DDS Decentralization
DI 401: Processing Center (PC) Processing of Initial Claims
DI 40101: Processing Center (PC) Processing of Initial Claims
DI 40105: Withdrawals and Unprocessed Technical Denials
DI 40115: Changing an Initial Disability Determination Services (DDS) Determination in the Processing Center (PC)
DI 40120: Processing Subsequent Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB), Disabled Widow(er) Benefits (DWB), and Childhood Disability Benefits (CDB) Claims by Processing Centers (PCs)
DI 405: Processing Continuing Disability Review Cases
DI 40501: General CDR Information and PC Responsibilities
DI 40502: Continuing Disability Review Mailer
DI 40505: Medical Issues
DI 40510: Work Issues
DI 40515: Due Process/Statutory Benefit Continuation
DI 40525: Other Processing Issues
DI 40540: Section 1619 Medical CDRs
DI 410: Processing Statutory Blindness Cases
DI 41001: Background
DI 41005: Processing Instructions
DI 420: Processing Appeals Reopenings and Material Received After a Determination
DI 42001: Processing Material Received After a Determination
DI 42005: Processing Reconsideration Cases
DI 42010: Effectuating ALJ, AC, and Court Decisions (Single Appellant, Single Issue) Sections
DI 425: Court Cases
DI 42502: Court-Ordered Reviews - Jurisdiction
DI 42586: Stieberger Case
DI 435: Processing Foreign Claims
DI 43501: Processing Responsibilities for Foreign Claims
DI 43505: Jurisdiction
DI 43510: Development
DI 43515: Translation of Foreign Documents
DI 43520: Routing and Preparation of Forms
DI 43525: Other Processing Issues
DI 43530: Department of State Development Instructions
DI 43535: Totalization Assistance Requests
DI 440: Processing Career Railroad Cases
DI 44001: Processing Career (RR) Railroad Cases
DI 44005: Processing Joint Freeze Cases in the Great Lakes Program Service Center-Disability Processing Branch (GLPSC-DPB)
DI 450: Processing End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Medicare Cases
DI 45001: ODO Processing of Initial End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Medicare Cases
DI 45005: Processing Reconsideration, Hearings, and Appeals Medicare ESRD Cases
DI 45010: Processing Medicare ESRD Cessations and Continuing Actions
DI 456: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) -- Medicare Waiting Period Waived -- PSC
DI 45605: ALS -- Medicare Waiting Period Waived -- PSC Procedures
DI 515: Subsequent Disability Applications
DI 51501: Subsequent Disability Applications
DI 521: Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Benefit (WC/PDB) Offset
DI 52101: Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Benefit(WC/PDB) Offset
DI 52105: When Workers' Compensation (WC) Offset Does Not Apply
DI 52110: Workers' Compensation (WC) Payments That May Cause Offset
DI 52115: Federal Workers' Compensation (WC) Payments
DI 52120: State Specific Workers' Compensation (WC) Procedures
DI 52125: Public Disability Benefit (PDB) Offset
DI 52130: Federal Public Disability Benefit (PDB) Payments
DI 52135: State Specific Public Disability Benefit (PDB) Procedures
DI 52140: Field Office (FO) and Processing Center (PC) Responsibilities for Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Benefit (WC/PDB) Offset
DI 52145: Verification of Proof of Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Benefit (WC/PDB)
DI 52150: Factors in Computing Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Benefit (WC/PDB) Offset
DI 52155: Initial Claims with Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Benefit (WC/PDB)
DI 52160: Expedited Reinstatements with Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Benefit (WC/PDB)
DI 52165: Interactive Computations Facility (ICF) for Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Benefit (WC/PDB) Computations
DI 52170: Manual Computations for Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Benefit (WC/PDB) Offset
DI 525: Court Cases
DI 52501: Introduction - Court Cases
DI 52520: Martinez Fugitive Felon Court Case
DI 52522: Clark Parole or Probation Violation Court Case
DI 527: Acquiescence Rulings
DI 52707: Earley Acquiescence Ruling
DI 52715: Albright Acquiescence Ruling
DI 52735: Sykes Acquiescence Ruling (AR)
DI 52755: Chavez Acquiescence Ruling (AR)
DI 550: Ticket to Work
DI 55001: Overview of the Ticket and Self-Sufficiency Program
DI 55002: Ticket Eligibility
DI 55005: The Program Manager and the Ticket Program
DI 55010: Employment Networks and the Ticket Program
DI 55020: Individual Work Plans and Individualized Plans for Employment
DI 55025: Ticket Use Status
DI 55030: Earnings Verification for Ticket Users
DI 55050: Inquires and Referrals Related to the Ticket Program
DI 55055: Current Work Incentives and the Ticket
DI 55060: EN Payment Systems Under the Ticket Program
DI 55070: DDS Responsibilities in the Ticket and Self-Sufficiency Program
DI 55075: Ticket to Work Dispute Resolution
DI 55099: Ticket to Work Exhibits
DI 600: Research Studies, Demonstrations and Experiments
DI 60005: Guaranteed Income Financial Treatment Trial
DI 60075: Promoting Opportunity Demonstration (POD)
DI 60090: The 4 State Benefit Offset Pilot Demonstration (BOPD)
DI 60099: Benefit Offset National Demonstration (BOND)
DI 700: Paper Modular Disability Folder
DI 70005: Paper Modular Disability Folder
DI 70010: Field Office (FO) Procedures
DI 70015: Disability Determination Services (DDS) Procedures
DI 70020: Processing Center (PC) Procedures
DI 70025: Office of Hearings Operation Procedures
DI 710: Processing Disability Claims Filed in the United States by Canadian and Mexican Residents
DI 71001: Processing Title II Disability Claims Filed in the United States by Canadian Residents
DI 71005: Processing Title II Disability Claims Filed in the United States by Mexican Residents
DI 805: ODARs Case Processing and Management System
DI 80550: ODARs Case Processing and Management System
DI 806: PC/DPB/ODAR HO Electronic Folder Procedures
DI 80630: Processing Center (PC) Procedures
DI 80640: Disability Processing Branch (DPB) Procedures
DI 808: PC/ODAR HO Certified Electronic Folder Process
DI 80830: Processing Center (PC) Procedures - Certified Electronic Process
DI 810: Electronic Disability Guide (eDG) Procedures for the Electronic Process
DI 81001: Certified Electronic Folder (CEF)
DI 81005: eView
DI 81007: IDR Intake and Processing
DI 81010: FO Procedures - Electronic Process
DI 81020: DDS Procedures - Electronic Process
DI 900: Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
DI 90070: Drug Addiction and Alcoholism Case Processing Under Public Law 104-121
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