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Children's Listings & Sequential Evalutation

SSA will consider a claimant disabled if s/he meets all the criteria set forth in its listings of impairments. SSA’s listings for childhood claims are at Childhood Listings.

If a child does not meet a listed impairment, s/he may still be found disabled under SSA’s “sequential evaluation” for children.


ARTICLES

Children's Disability Issues Featured in Clearinghouse Review
Several experienced disability advocates authored the article “Social Security Rulings - Guiding Hand in SSI Childhood Disability Evaluations,” that is featured in the July-August 2010 issue of the Clearinghouse Review: Journal of Poverty law and Policy. Read More

Listing Level Diabetes Qualifies Child for SSI Benefits
In April 2008, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York remanded Rivera v. Astrue, a child’s SSI case that had been ongoing for three years, for calculation and payment of SSI benefits. Read More

ALJ Finds Lead Poisoning Meets Organic Listing
Advocates who represent children in SSI claims are all too familiar with arguing disability based on ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and/or low IQ or learning disabilities. Read More

District Court Reverses Child's Claim
U.S. District Court Judge John Curtin recently agreed with Sarah Frederick of the Heritage Centers in Buffalo that her twelve-year-old client’s case should be reversed rather than remanded. Read More


Children's Listings & Sequential Evaluation: Articles





NEWSLETTERS

Disability Law News - June 2011 Issue
The Disability Law News is a quarterly newsletter published for DAP advocates. Featured in this issue is an article on "SSA Faces Budget Woes". Also in this issue you will find articles on Regulations, Court Decisions, Administrative Decisions, and the Bulletin Board along with other articles Read More

Disability Law News - June 2010 Issue
The Disability Law News is a quarterly newsletter published for DAP advocates. This issue features "Second Circuit Issues Ruling in Clark". Also in this issue you will find articles on Regulations, Court Decisions, Administrative Decisions, and the Bulletin Board along with other articles. Read More



TRAINING AND EVENTS

Childhood Disability: The 2009 Childhood Social Security Rulings (SSRs)
This training provides a brief overview of the children’s SSI program, including concepts of medical and functional equivalence to the Listings. Then, the 2009 SSRs are analyzed in detail, along with their impact on each domain of functioning and advocacy tips for using the SSRs in proving disability in children’s SSI cases. Read More

Handling SSI Child Disability Cases
This training will cover the child's SSI regulations including the concept of functional equivalence, domains of functioning, using forms and more. Read More