The Vocational Grid Rules | OBrien and Feiler Law

Vocational Grids Consolidated With No Text

Code Of Federal Regulations
Title 20--Employees' Benefits
Chapter III -- Social Security Administration
Part 404 -- Federal Old-Age, Survivors And Disability Insurance
Subpart P -- Determining Disability And Blindness
Current through February 1, 1997; 62 FR 4890
Appendix 2 To Subpart P--Medical-Vocational Guidelines

RFC	Rule	Age	Education	Previous Work	Decision
Sedentary	201.01	Advanced age	Limited or less	Unskilled or none	Disabled
Sedentary	201.02	Advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable 1	Disabled
Sedentary	201.03	Advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable 1	Not disabled
Sedentary	201.04	Advanced age	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work 2	Unskilled or none	Disabled
Sedentary	201.05	Advanced age	High school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work 2	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
Sedentary	201.06	Advanced age	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work 2	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable 1	Disabled
Sedentary	201.07	Advanced age	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work 2	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable 1	Not disabled
Sedentary	201.08	Advanced age	High school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work 2	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable 1	Not disabled
Sedentary	201.09	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Unskilled or none	Disabled
Sedentary	201.10	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Disabled
Sedentary	201.11	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled
Sedentary	201.12	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work 3	Unskilled or none	Disabled
Sedentary	201.13	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work 3	Unskilled or none	Not disabled
Sedentary	201.14	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work 3	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Disabled
Sedentary	201.15	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work 3	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled
Sedentary	201.16	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work 3	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled
Sedentary	201.17	Younger individual age 45-49	Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Disabled.
Sedentary	201.18	Younger individual age 45-49	Limited or Marginal, but not Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Sedentary	201.19	Younger individual age 45-49	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Sedentary	201.20	Younger individual age 45-49	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Sedentary	201.21	Younger individual age 45-49	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Sedentary	201.22	Younger individual age 45-49	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Sedentary	201.23	Younger individual age 18-44	Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Sedentary	201.24	Younger individual age 18-44	Limited or Marginal, but not Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Sedentary	201.25	Younger individual age 18-44	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Sedentary	201.26	Younger individual age 18-44	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Sedentary	201.27	Younger individual age 18-44	High school graduate or more	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Sedentary	201.28	Younger individual age 18-44	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Sedentary	201.29	Younger individual age 18-44	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Light	202.01	Advanced age	Limited or less	Unskilled or none	Disabled.
Light	202.02	Advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Disabled.
Light	202.03	Advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable 1	Not disabled.
Light	202.04	Advanced age	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work 2	Unskilled or none	Disabled.
Light	202.05	Advanced age	High school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work 2	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Light	202.06	Advanced age	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work 2	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Disabled.
Light	202.07	Advanced age	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work 2	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable 2	Not disabled.
Light	202.08	Advanced age	High school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work 2	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Light	202.09	Closely approaching advanced age	Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Disabled.
Light	202.10	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or Marginal, but not Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Light	202.11	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Light	202.12	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Light	202.13	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Light	202.14	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Light	202.15	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Light	202.16	Younger individual	Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Light	202.17	Younger individual	Limited or Marginal, but not Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Light	202.18	Younger individual	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Light	202.19	Younger individual	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Light	202.20	Younger individual	High school graduate or more	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Light	202.21	Younger individual	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Light	202.22	Younger individual	High school graduate or more	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.01	Closely approaching retirement age	Marginal or Illiterate	Unskilled or none	Disabled.
Medium	203.02	Closely approaching retirement age	Limited or less	None	Disabled.
Medium	203.03	Closely approaching retirement age	Limited	Unskilled	Not disabled.
Medium	203.04	Closely approaching retirement age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.05	Closely approaching retirement age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.06	Closely approaching retirement age	High school graduate or more	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Medium	203.07	Closely approaching retirement age	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.08	Closely approaching retirement age	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.09	Closely approaching retirement age	High school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.10	Advanced age	Limited or less	None	Disabled.
Medium	203.11	Advanced age	Limited or less	Unskilled	Not disabled.
Medium	203.12	Advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.13	Advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.14	Advanced age	High school graduate or more	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Medium	203.15	Advanced age	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.16	Advanced age	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.17	Advanced age	High school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.18	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Medium	203.19	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.20	Closely approaching advanced age	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.21	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Medium	203.22	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.23	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.24	Closely approaching advanced age	High school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.25	Younger individual	Limited or less	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Medium	203.26	Younger individual	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.27	Younger individual	Limited or less	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.28	Younger individual	High school graduate or more	Unskilled or none	Not disabled.
Medium	203.29	Younger individual	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.30	Younger individual	High school graduate or more—does not provide for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled—skills transferable	Not disabled.
Medium	203.31	Younger individual	High school graduate or more—provides for direct entry into skilled work	Skilled or semiskilled—skills not transferable	Not disabled.

Social Security utilizes the Vocational Grid Rules when an impairment or combination thereof is determined to NOT be “listing level”. The Grid Rules may be used to direct a finding of disability based on a Claimant’s age, education, the skill level of the Claimant’s Past Relevant Work (PRW), whether the PRW provides transferable skills, and the Residual Functional Capacity (Sedentary, Light, Medium, Heavy, Very Heavy), also known as the RFC, of the Claimant. Each of these elements must be identified in order to make correct use of the Vocational Grid Rules. Click here to view the official version of the grid rules – Appendix 2 to Subpart P of Part 404. For other disability related definitions or information, please see the OBF Glossary, OBF TV, or OBF Knowledge Base.