Federal Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled; Determining Disability and Blindness; Clarification of “Age” as a Vocational Factor
We are revising the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability regulations to clarify our consideration of "age" as a vocational factor at the last step of our sequential evaluation process for determining whether an individual is disabled under title II or title XVI of the Social Security Act (the Act). We are also amending our rules to better explain how we consider transferability of skills for individuals who are of "advanced age" (age 55 or older) in deciding whether such individuals can make an adjustment to other work.