Other medical evidence is all other evidence from a medical source that is not objective medical evidence or medical opinion. This includes judgments about the nature and severity of the claimant’s impairments, medical history, clinical findings, diagnosis, treatment prescribed with response, or prognosis. For claims filed before March 27, 2017, other medical evidence does not include the nature and severity of an individual’s impairments, diagnosis, or prognosis. For more information, see DI 24503.005B.3. For more information about how to determine the filing date of a claim, see DI 24503.050 Determining the Filing Date for Evaluating Evidence.

All medical sources, not just acceptable medical sources (AMSs), can submit evidence we categorize as other medical evidence.

Do not consider other medical evidence when establishing a medically determinable impairment (MDI). However, once an MDI is established, consider other medical evidence for all other findings in a claim, as appropriate.