SSA Releases AR 15-1(4): Changing the Standard for Meeting Listing 1.04A
Posted March 18, 2016 by Premier Disability Services, LLC® Our office has begun receiving correspondence from the Social Security Administration (SSA) regarding a Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Case called Radford v. Colvin that may impact the determination made on a claimant’s prior claim. The issue involved in this case was whether the clinical signs and symptoms detailed in listing 1.04A for disorders of the spine had to be present simultaneously or merely needed to be present at some point during the disability period. The Appeals Court held that the listing requires a more, “free-form, contextual inquiry that makes 12 months the relevant metric for assessment of the claimant’s duration of disability.” Ultimately, the court determined that a claimant does not need to show that all clinical signs or symptoms are present at the same time, or even in a particular proximity.(more…)
