Determine whether the information on the SSA-3369-BK is clear, consistent, and material to the determination. Clarify any inconsistent
information material to the determination, including inconsistencies between work
demands and the claimant’s narrative descriptions. Do not pursue additional development
to make clarifications on inconsistencies that are not material to the disability
determination. For instance, the total amount of time a claimant reports doing certain
physical activities in a typical workday might exceed the total amount of time they
report working in a typical day. These tasks do not need to always match the total
hours worked because some tasks can be performed simultaneously. Further, inconsistent
vocational information may not be material if the claimant does not have the residual
functional capacity (RFC) to perform other aspects of the job.
For example, when the expedite procedure applies PRW information is not material. For
information on the expedited vocational procedures, see DI 25005.005.
If the job duties described seem inconsistent with the claimant’s stated exertional
demands, clarify and resolve the issue with the claimant if information about a particular
job is material to the determination.
For example, the claimant states they spent all day collecting trash from individual
offices and then dumping that trash into a large dumpster at the end of the day. However,
they also state they performed no lifting as part of their job duties. Clarify this
inconsistent information if the job is within the claimant's RFC and the claimant’s
ability to do that job, as described, is material to the determination, i.e., if they
were required to collect trash by lifting it into the dumpster at the end of the day,
lifting was part of their job duties.