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What is  Residual Functional Capacity or RFC? Ordinarily, RFC is a function-by-function assessment of an individual's maximum ability to do sustained work-related physical and mental activities on a regular and continuing basis (8 hours a day, for 5 days a week) despite the limitations and restrictions resulting from his or her medically determinable impairments. In short, it accounts for an individual’s capacity for full-time work.  Physical RFC (PRFC) is an individual’s med

If a child has a severe impairment that doesn’t exactly match a Social Security listing, the Social Security Administration (SSA) may still consider whether the impairment functionally equals the listings. This means the condition must cause significant limitations, either “marked” limitations in two areas of functioning or an “extreme” limitation in one area. When evaluating functional equivalence, the SSA looks at how the impairment affects daily life, including what a chil

The very first Step of the 5 Step Sequential Evaluation where a person could potentially be approved for benefits. Medical evidence on an applicant's impairment is assessed under step 3 using codified clinical criteria called the  Listing of Impairments , which includes over 100 impairments. Applicants with impairments that “meet” the Listings are allowed without further evaluation, based solely on medical criteria.  In other words, benefits are awarded at this step, and step