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DI 34101.005 Listing of Impairments Prior to August 1968 - Explanation
From the beginning of the disability program in 1955, there has been an established
list of medical impairments which, in and of themselves, are considered sufficient
to preclude any gainful activity, absent evidence to the contrary. The listing has
been periodically reviewed and revised as appropriate. Before August 1968, the Listing
of Impairments did not appear in the disability regulations. The regulations at that
time contained a brief list (shown in DI 34101.010 ff.) of examples of impairments which would ordinarily be considered disabling. That
list in the regulations was supplemented by a Listing of Impairments which appeared
in the Disability Insurance State Manual (DISM). The July 1967 Listing of Impairments
from the DISM is shown in DI 34101.015. DI 34105.000 ff. summarizes changes made in the Listing of Impairments when it was published in
the regulations in August 1968.
Earlier DISM versions of the Listing of Impairments have not been included in this
subchapter. As the Listing of Impairments was being developed based on operating experience,
there were numerous changes. Due to the passage of time, it is no longer possible
to reproduce the exact text of the Listing of Impairments as it appeared at each particular
point in time prior to August 1968. There are a limited number of cases involving
an individual still on the disability rolls where the comparison point decision was
made prior to September 1968. We believe that the text of the listing as it appeared
at that time will be material to CDR outcome in very few of these cases. If the text
of a relevant pre-August 1968 listing cannot be determined from the materials in this
subchapter or from other available sources, and the issue is material to CDR outcome,
the case may be submitted (through the usual regional office channels) to the Office
of Disability, Division of Medical and Vocational Policy, Attention: GMPB.