Personalized Disability Explanation (PDE) Paragraphs
            
               
                  
                  
                  
                  
               
               
                  
                  
                     
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                         Regulation Basis Code  (Item 22 of the SSA-831)[1] 
                        
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                         Decision Paragraph[2] 
                        
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                         Miscellaneous Paragraph[3] 
                        
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                         Concluding Paragraph[4] 
                        
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                         F1 (Age 22 or Older) 
                        
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                         330.5 
                        
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                         F1 (Under Age 22)[5] 
                        
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                         330.8 
                        
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                         Use 341(B) if F1 is used when the claimant has cooperated, but there is insufficient
                           evidence.
                         
                        
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                         525(C) 
                        
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                         G1 (Age 22 or Older) 
                        
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                         301 
                        
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                         G1 (Under Age 22) 
                        
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                         302 
                        
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                         525(C) 
                        
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                         E1 (Age 22 or Older) 
                        
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                         331.1 
                        
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                         E1 (Under Age 22) 
                        
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                         331.1 
                        
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                         525(C) 
                        
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                         E3 (Age 22 or Older) 
                        
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                         331 
                        
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                         331(A) 
                        
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                         E3 (Under Age 22) 
                        
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                         331 
                        
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                         525(C) 
                        
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                         M5 (Age 22 or Older) 
                        
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                         341 
                        
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                         M5 (Under Age 22) 
                        
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                         341 
                        
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                         525(C) 
                        
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                         M3 (Age 22 or Older) 
                        
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                         343 
                        
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                         M3 (Under Age 22) 
                        
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                         343 
                        
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                         525(C) 
                        
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                         K1 (Age 22 or Older) 
                        
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                         381 
                        
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                         330(D) 
                        
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                         K1 (Under Age 22) 
                        
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                         381 
                        
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                         330(D) 
                        
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                         Z1 (Age 22 or Older) 
                        
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                         301 
                        
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                         Z1 (Under Age 22) 
                        
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                         302 
                        
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                         330(E) 
                        
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         For a list of the PDE paragraphs in the table, see NL 00708.100. The list is in numerical order and contains text for each paragraph listed.
         
         
            
               NOTE: The PDE paragraphs should be written in third person when an individual is filing
                  on behalf of the claimant.