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You may have heard of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Both programs provide financial assistance to people with disabilities; they differ in purpose, eligibility, and funding. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is based on your work history. You qualify if you have worked long enough and paid into Social Security taxes, and you have a medical condition that meets the Social Security Administration’s definition of di

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