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I just signed up a new client who was initially denied disability benefits at step 4 of the sequential evaluation, based upon a job he last performed in 2016.

It is often an issue in a disability claim when a claimant with physical impairments has PRW at the sedentary exertional level, because that work

In view of the seismic rule change reducing the past relevant work period to 5 years, and new Ruling 24-2p, it is a good time to review the various issues involved with past relevant work (PRW).

At Step 4 of Social Security’s sequential evaluation, the SSA considers your ability to perform your past relevant

On April 18, 2024, Social Security published a final rule revising the period for Past Relevant Work (PRW) from 15 years to 5 years. That published rule contained an implementation date of June 8, 2024.

A notice in today’s Federal Register delayed implementation of the new rule by two weeks. The new rule will now