Last Update: 9/1/05 (Transmittal II-6-13)
The [Administrative Law Judge] OR [Senior Staff Attorney] OR [Adjudication Officer] found that you were disabled starting [insert established onset date]. The [Administrative Law Judge] OR [Senior Staff Attorney] OR [Adjudication Officer] also found that you were insured for disability benefits on that date.
[If issue is regular insured status insert:]
To be entitled to Social Security disability benefits:
You must be fully insured;
AND
Have 20 Social Security credits (5 years of work under Social Security) during the 10-year period ending with the quarter in which you became disabled.
[The record shows that you are fully insured. But the last time you had the required 20 credits was [insert DLI]]. OR [The record shows that you have 20 credits during the 10-year period ending with the quarter in which you became disabled. But the last time you were fully insured was [insert DLI]. (See 20 CFR 404.130 for the requirements to be fully insured. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is available for review at your local Social Security office.)]
This means that you do not qualify for a period of disability starting [insert established onset date]. The evidence does not show that you became disabled on or before [insert DLI].]
[If issue is age 31 insured status insert:]
To be entitled to Social Security disability benefits:
You must be fully insured;
AND
Have Social Security credits (for work under Social Security) in at least half of the calendar quarters beginning with the quarter after age 21 and ending with the quarter in which you became disabled.
The record shows that the last time you met both of these requirements was [insert DLI].
(See 20 CFR 404.130. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is available for review at your local Social Security office.)
This means that you do not qualify for a period of disability starting [insert established onset date]. The evidence does not show that you became disabled on or before [insert DLI].]