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Web Links and Search Tools

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Search Notes:

Precise keyword search (use quotation marks for phrases; keywords are never case sensitive):
- rfc
- "residual functional capacity"
- rfc "residual functional capacity"
Option: Uncheck "search ssa.gov only" for a full web search
Other Search Options:
- Use filetype:pdf [filetype:doc, filetype:xls, etc.] and keyword(s) to return results matching the specified file type and keyword(s): filetype:pdf obesity
- Use * for wildcard searches: disab* returns results for disability, disabling, etc.
Note: ssa.gov is a good typing shortcut for socialsecurity.gov

Regulation Notes:

Social Security is slow to post the latest CFR printing of its regulations, issued each April by the Government Printing Office. Check the current GPO version of the regulations at ecfr.gpoaccess.gov.
Even a current regulation may be obsolete, since Social Security is slow to conform its regulations to changes in the Act. For example: In September 2010, the Title II regulations on stepchild benefits were revised to reflect statutory changes in 1996.

Social Security Act
Regulations:
- GPO Version
- SSA Version
Listings of Impairments:
- POMS Version – includes the most recent updates
- Online Bluebook Version – aimed at medical professionals
- SSA CFR Version
Social Security Rulings
POMS – Program Operations Manual System
HALLEX – hearing level policy manual
Emergency Messages – urgent policy changes headed to POMS
Chief Judge Bulletins – urgent policy changes headed to HALLEX
Social Security Terms
SSA Handbook – accurate lay summary of all entitlement factors
Red Book – vocational incentives
DOT – Dictionary of Occupational Titles
SCO – Selected Characteristics of Occupations – 8MB PDF
SCO – Caution: right-click to download – 26MB PDF – links and full search added
OOH – Occupational Outlook Handbook
O*NET Online

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