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Appendix 2 to Subpart P of Part 404--Medical-Vocational Guidelines

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 55 & older

Limited or less

Unskilled or none

Disabled

201.02

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable[1]

Do.

201.03

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable[1]

Not disabled

201.04

......do

High school graduate or more--does not provide for direct entry into skilled work[2]

Unskilled or none

Disabled

201.05

......do

High school graduate or more--provides for direct entry into skilled work[2]

......do

Not disabled

201.06

......do

High school graduate or more--does not provide for direct entry into skilled work[2]

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable[1]

Disabled

201.07

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable[1]

Not disabled

201.08

......do

High school graduate or more--provides for direct entry into skilled work[2]

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable[1]

Do.

201.09

Closely approaching advanced age 50-54

Limited or less

Unskilled or none

Disabled

201.10

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

201.11

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Not disabled

201.12

......do

High school graduate or more--does not provide for direct entry into skilled work[3]

Unskilled or none

Disabled

201.13

......do

High school graduate or more--provides for direct entry into skilled work[3]

......do

Not disabled

201.14

......do

High school graduate or more--does not provide for direct entry into skilled work[3]

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Disabled

201.15

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Not disabled

201.16

......do

High school graduate or more--provides for direct entry into skilled work[3]

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

201.17

Younger individual age 45-49

Illiterate or unable to communicate in English

Unskilled or none

Disabled

201.18

......do

Limited or less--at least literate and able to communicate in English

......do

Not disabled

201.19

......do

Limited or less

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

201.20

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.

201.21

......do

High school graduate or more

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

201.22

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.

201.23

Younger individual age 18-44

Illiterate or unable to communicate in English

Unskilled or none

Do.[4]

201.24

......do

Limited or less--at least literate and able to communicate in English

......do

Do.[4]

201.25

......do

Limited or less

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.[4]

201.26

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.[4]

201.27

......do

High school graduate or more

Unskilled or none

Do.[4]

201.28

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.[4]

201.29

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.[4]

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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 55 & older

Limited or less

Unskilled or none

Disabled.

202.02

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

202.03

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable[1]

Not disabled.

202.04

......do

High school graduate or more--does not provide for direct entry into skilled work[2]

Unskilled or none

Disabled.

202.05

......do

High school graduate or more--provides for direct entry into skilled work[2]

......do

Not disabled.

202.06

......do

High school graduate or more--does not provide for direct entry into skilled work[2]

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Disabled.

202.07

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable[2]

Not disabled.

202.08

......do

High school graduate or more--provides for direct entry into skilled work[2]

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

202.09

Closely approaching advanced age 50-54

Illiterate or unable to communicate in English

Unskilled or none

Disabled.

202.10

......do

Limited or less--at least literate and able to communicate in English

......do

Not disabled.

202.11

......do

Limited or less

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

202.12

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.

202.13

......do

High school graduate or more

Unskilled or none

Do.

202.14

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

202.15

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.

202.16

Younger individual 18-44

Illiterate or unable to communicate in English

Unskilled or none

Do.

202.17

......do

Limited or less--at least literate and able to communicate in English

......do

Do.

202.18

......do

Limited or less

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

202.19

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.

202.20

......do

High school graduate or more

Unskilled or none

Do.

202.21

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

202.22

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.

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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 60-64

Marginal or none

Unskilled or none

Disabled.

203.02

......do

Limited or less

None

Do.

203.03

......do

Limited

Unskilled

Not disabled.

203.04

......do

Limited or less

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

203.05

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.

203.06

......do

High school graduate or more

Unskilled or none

Do.

203.07

......do

High school graduate or more--does not provide for direct entry into skilled work

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

203.08

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.

203.09

......do

High school graduate or more--provides for direct entry into skilled work

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

203.10

Advanced age 55 & older

Limited or less

None

Disabled.

203.11

......do

......do

Unskilled

Not disabled.

203.12

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

203.13

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.

203.14

......do

High school graduate or more

Unskilled or none

Do.

203.15

......do

High school graduate or more--does not provide for direct entry into skilled work

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

203.16

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.

203.17

......do

High school graduate or more--provides for direct entry into skilled work

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

203.18

Closely approaching advanced age

Limited or less

Unskilled or none

Do.

203.19

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

203.20

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.

203.21

......do

High school graduate or more

Unskilled or none

Do.

203.22

......do

High school graduate or more--does not provide for direct entry into skilled work

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

203.23

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.

203.24

......do

High school graduate or more--provides for direct entry into skilled work

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

203.25

Younger individual

Limited or less

Unskilled or none

Do.

203.26

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

203.27

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.

203.28

......do

High school graduate or more

Unskilled or none

Do.

203.29

......do

High school graduate or more--does not provide for direct entry into skilled work

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

203.30

......do

......do

Skilled or semiskilled--skills transferable

Do.

203.31

......do

High school graduate or more--provides for direct entry into skilled work

Skilled or semiskilled--skills not transferable

Do.

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 [45 FR 55584, Aug. 20, 1980, as amended at 56 FR 57944, Nov. 14, 1991]