20 C.F.R. § 404.1520 -- Evaluation of Disability in General (the five-step sequential evaluation process)
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Publisher. Social Security Administration; Office of the Federal Register / National Archives (Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, eCFR)
Edition. eCFR, current as of 2026-09-22 (section text last amended by 77 FR 43494, July 25, 2012, per the section's own source note)
Status. U.S. federal regulation (Code of Federal Regulations), public domain (U.S. Government work).
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20 C.F.R. § 404.1520 -- Evaluation of Disability in General (the five-step sequential evaluation process) is a regulation published by Social Security Administration; Office of the Federal Register / National Archives (Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, eCFR). It is one of the documents that insurance license exam questions are written from. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.
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