Social Security will keep using the same rules to decide who gets disability payments

The Social Security Administration has extended the expiration dates for its rules on how it evaluates 13 types of medical conditions for disability claims. This means the agency will continue to use its existing criteria to decide if someone qualifies for disability benefits.

The Social Security Administration uses a specific list of medical conditions and criteria to determine who receives disability payments. If these rules had expired without renewal, the agency would have faced a gap in its ability to process claims, potentially delaying or halting payments for many people. This extension ensures that the system for evaluating disability claims remains stable and predictable.