Examining the Use of Biomarkers in Establishing the Presence and Severity of Impairments

As part of the overall disability determination process, the Social Security Administration uses a step-by-step approach to understand how severe an individual''s condition is and whether it meets program criteria for disability. The use of various types of biomarkers has been suggested as a way to strengthen the amount and quality of objective evidence available to the review process.

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