EDPNA PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
To be disability insured for Title II Disability benefits an individual must,
a. Be a citizen who is a legal residence of the US.
b. Have worked 5 out of the last 10 years and paid into the system.
c. Be over the age of 18 and no longer a dependent.
d. Have a disability that has lasted for a year or longer or will end in death.
e. All of the above
b. Have worked 5 out of the last 10 years and paid into the system.
At the fourth step of the sequential evaluation process, if a claimant has the residual functional capacity to perform his/her past relevant work, then,
a. The adjudicator continues to step 5 of the sequential evaluation process and
evaluates other work.
b. A finding of not disabled is made, and the analysis stops here.
c. Additional information must be obtained to provide a complete evaluation of claimant's abilities.
d. A vocational expert is consulted to provide further evaluation of the claim before a decision is rendered.
b. A finding of not disabled is made, and the analysis stops here.
A new client contacts you on 5/16/21 about assisting him in filing an appeal. His initial denial notice is date ‐stamped 3/1/21, but he indicates that he did not receive the notice until 4/4/21. He kept the envelope in which the notice was mailed, and the postage date was 3/31/21. You:
a. advise him that, unfortunately, he must start over, as the appeal must be filed within 60 days of the date of the notice
b. advise him that he can file an appeal, but he must include a statement requesting good cause for late filing, as the appeal is outside the 60 ‐day time frame following the date of the notice
c. assist him in filing an immediate appeal, requesting that the appeal be considered timely filed since he can prove he did not receive the notice within five days of its date ‐
stamp.
d. tell him he must file the appeal in person at his local Social Security office, as that is the only way to ensure that the appeal will be accepted as timely filed. c. assist him in filing an immediate appeal, requesting that the appeal be considered timely filed since he can prove he did not receive the notice within five days of its date ‐
stamp.At Step 4 of the Sequential Evaluation, RFC is used to,
a. Determine if the claimant meets one of the medical listings.
b. Assess their ability to perform past relevant work ‐related activities.
c. Facilitate an evaluation of an individual's exertional ability based on all medical evidence and determine if work exists in significant numbers within the national economy which they would be capable of performing.
d. Deny a claimant for their ability to perform other work as it is normally performed.
b. Assess their ability to perform past relevant work ‐related activities.
Which statement is accurate about prescribed treatment?
a. The SSA finds it is acceptable if you do not follow prescribed treatment and will not deny your claim and will keep you in pay if you are receiving benefits.
b. The SSA finds that treatment is not expected to restore your ability to work.
c. The SSA with good cause will determine if you have acceptable reason(s) for failure to follow prescribed treatment.
d. The SSA will deny your claim if you deny surgery for a medical condition without good
cause.
c. The SSA with good cause will determine if you have acceptable reason(s) for failure to
follow prescribed treatment.
To be found disabled between age 45 and 49 an individual must...
a. Be illiterate and unable to communicate in English, have no past work or past work which is unskilled and be limited to sedentary work.
b. Have an RFC of less than sedentary.
c. Meet a listing within the Adult Listing of Impairments.
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
d. All of the above
When does SSA NOT consider your age, education, and work experience?
a. If you are working.
b. When you are already receiving disability benefits.
c. When your impairments meet or equal a listing.
d. If you can still do your past relevant work.
c. When your impairments meet or equal a listing.
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