Previously entitled beneficiaries, whose entitlement ended due to work, are eligible
for EXR if they meet all of the following requirements:
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are “not able” or “becomes unable” to work at the SGA level due to their medical condition,
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are “not able” or “becomes unable” to perform SGA in the month of the EXR request,
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stopped performing SGA and request EXR within 60 months of their prior termination,
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have a current medical impairment(s) that is the “same as or related” to the original
impairment(s), and
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are under a disability based on application of the medical improvement review standard
(MIRS).
Claimants are “not able” to perform SGA if, in the month of their EXR request or the
following month, they do not work or their work is not SGA.
Claimants “become unable” to perform SGA if, in the month of their EXR request, their
work is SGA, but they stop performing SGA by the day they file their request. To meet
the requirement of having become unable to perform SGA, they must also not perform
SGA in the month following the EXR request.
NOTE: Claimants whose prior entitlement is a closed period of disability are not eligible
for EXR.