DI 25025.035 Tables No. 1, 2, 3, and Rule 204.00

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A. 201.00 Maximum sustained work capability limited to sedentary work as a result of severe medically determinable impairment(s)

Table No. 1 - Residual functional capacity: Maximum sustained work capability limited to sedentary work as a result of severe medically determinable impairment(s).

Rule	Age	Education	Previous work experience	Decision
201.01	Advanced age	Limited or less	Unskilled or none	Disabled
201.02	Advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Disabled
201.03	Advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
201.04	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Unskilled or none	Disabled
201.05	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - provides for direct entry into skilled work	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
201.06	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Disabled
201.07	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
201.08	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - provides for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
201.09	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Unskilled or none	Disabled
201.10	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Disabled
201.11	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
201.12	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Unskilled or none	Disabled
201.13	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more - provides for direct entry into skilled work	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
201.14	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Disabled
201.15	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
201.16	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more - provides for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
201.17	Younger individual age 45-49	Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Disabled
201.18	Younger individual age 45-49	Limited or Marginal, but not Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
201.19	Younger individual age 45-49	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable.	Not disabled
201.20	Younger individual age 45-49	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
201.21	Younger individual age 45-49	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable.	Not disabled
201.22	Younger individual age 45-49	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled-skills transferable	Not disabled
201.23	Younger individual age 18-44	Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
201.24	Younger individual age 18-44	Limited or Marginal, but not Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
201.25	Younger individual age 18-44	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
201.26	Younger individual age 18-44	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
201.27	Younger individual age 18-44	High school graduate or more	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
201.28	Younger individual age 18-44	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
201.29	Younger individual age 18-44	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled

B. 202.00 Maximum sustained work capability limited to light work as a result of severe medically determinable impairment(s)

Table No. 2 - Residual functional capacity: Maximum sustained work capability limited to light work as a result of severe medically determinable impairment(s).

Rule	Age	Education	Previous work experience	Decision
202.01	Advanced age	Limited or less	Unskilled or none	Disabled
202.02	Advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Disabled
202.03	Advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
202.04	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Unskilled or none	Disabled
202.05	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - provides for direct entry into skilled work	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
202.06	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Disabled
202.07	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
202.08	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - provides for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
202.09	Closely approaching advanced age	Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Disabled
202.10	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or Marginal, but not Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
202.11	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
202.12	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
202.13	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
202.14	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
202.15	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
202.16	Younger individual	Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
202.17	Younger individual	Limited or Marginal, but not Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
202.18	Younger individual	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
202.19	Younger individual	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
202.20	Younger individual	High school graduate or more	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
202.21	Younger individual	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
202.22	Younger individual	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled

C. 203.00 Maximum sustained work capability limited to medium work as a result of severe medically determinable impairment(s)

Table No. 3 - Residual functional capacity: Maximum sustained work capability limited to medium work as a result of severe medically determinable impairment(s).

Rule	Age	Education	Previous work experience	Decision
203.01	Closely approaching retirement age	Marginal or Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Disabled
203.02	Closely approaching retirement age	Limited or less	None	Disabled
203.03	Closely approaching retirement age	Limited	Unskilled	Not disabled
203.04	Closely approaching retirement age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
203.05	Closely approaching retirement age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
203.06	Closely approaching retirement age	High school graduate or more	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
203.07	Closely approaching retirement age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
203.08	Closely approaching retirement age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
203.09	Closely approaching retirement age	High school graduate or more - provides for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
203.10	Advanced age	Limited or less	None	Disabled
203.11	Advanced age	Limited or less	Unskilled	Not disabled
203.12	Advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
203.13	Advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
203.14	Advanced age	High school graduate or more	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
203.15	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
203.16	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
203.17	Advanced age	High school graduate or more - provides for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
203.18	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
203.19	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
203.20	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
203.21	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
203.22	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
203.23	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
203.24	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more - provides for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
203.25	Younger individual	Limited or less	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
203.26	Younger individual	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
203.27	Younger individual	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
203.28	Younger individual	High school graduate or more	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
203.29	Younger individual	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills not transferable	Not disabled
203.30	Younger individual	High school graduate or more - does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled - skills transferable	Not disabled
203.31	Younger individual	High school graduate or more - provides for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled skills not transferable	Not disabled

D. 204.00 Maximum sustained work capability limited to heavy work (or very heavy work) as a result of severe medically determinable impairment(s)

The residual functional capacity to perform “heavy work” or “very heavy work” includes the functional capability for “work at the lesser functional levels” as well, and represents “substantial work capability” for jobs in the national economy at all skill and physical demand levels. Individuals who retain the functional capacity to perform “heavy work” (or “very heavy work”) ordinarily will not have a severe impairment, or will be able to do their past work-either of which would have already provided a basis for a decision of not disabled. Environmental restrictions ordinarily would not significantly affect the range of work existing in the national economy for “heavy work” (or “very heavy work”). Thus, an impairment which does not preclude “heavy work” (or “very heavy work”) would not ordinarily be the primary reason for unemployment, and generally is sufficient for a finding of not disabled, even though age, education, and skill level of prior work experience may be considered adverse.

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DI 25025.035 - Tables No. 1, 2, 3, and Rule 204.00 - 06/26/2020
Batch run: 06/26/2020
Rev:06/26/2020

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DI 25025.035 Tables No. 1, 2, 3, and Rule 204.00

A. 201.00 Maximum sustained work capability limited to sedentary work as a result of severe medically determinable impairment(s)

B. 202.00 Maximum sustained work capability limited to light work as a result of severe medically determinable impairment(s)

C. 203.00 Maximum sustained work capability limited to medium work as a result of severe medically determinable impairment(s)

D. 204.00 Maximum sustained work capability limited to heavy work (or very heavy work) as a result of severe medically determinable impairment(s)