Practice Exam EDPNA – course Questions with
Correct Answers
To be disability insured for Title II Disability benefits an individual
must,
a. Be a citizen who is a legal residence of the US.
b. Have worked 5 out of the last 10 years and paid into the system.
c. Be over the age of 18 and no longer a dependent.
d. Have a disability that has lasted for a year or longer or will end in
death.
e. All of the above Correct Answer-b. Have worked 5 out of the last 10
years and paid into the system.
At the fourth step of the sequential evaluation process, if a claimant has
the residual functional capacity to perform his/her past relevant work,
then,
a. The adjudicator continues to step 5 of the sequential evaluation
process and
evaluates other work.
b. A finding of not disabled is made, and the analysis stops here.
c. Additional information must be obtained to provide a complete
evaluation of claimant's abilities.
d. A vocational expert is consulted to provide further evaluation of the
claim before a decision is rendered. Correct Answer-b. A finding of not
disabled is made, and the analysis stops here.
,A new client contacts you on 5/16/21 about assisting him in filing an
appeal. His initial denial notice is date‐stamped 3/1/21, but he indicates
that he did not receive the notice until 4/4/21. He kept the envelope in
which the notice was mailed, and the postage date was 3/31/21. You:
a. advise him that, unfortunately, he must start over, as the appeal must
be filed within 60 days of the date of the notice
b. advise him that he can file an appeal, but he must include a statement
requesting good cause for late filing, as the appeal is outside the 60‐day
time frame following the date of the notice
c. assist him in filing an immediate appeal, requesting that the appeal be
considered timely filed since he can prove he did not receive the notice
within five days of its date‐stamp.
d. tell him he must file the appeal in person at his local Social Security
office, as that is the only way to ensure that the appeal will Correct
Answer-c. assist him in filing an immediate appeal, requesting that the
appeal be considered timely filed since he can prove he did not receive
the notice within five days of its date‐stamp.
4. An individual is applying for Title II Disability benefits with a
1/1/2013 onset date, who earned 4 quarters of coverage each year in
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, would have the following date last
insured for benefits,
, a. December 31, 2017
b. September 30, 2015
c. December 31, 2016
d. September 30, 2014 Correct Answer-a. December 31, 2017
5 full consecutive months will be served as a waiting period on Title II
claims during which time you were disabled. Once you have served a
5‐month waiting period on a claim, no 5 month waiting period is
required on a subsequent allowed claim as long as that subsequent claim
is filed within how many years of the month you again became disabled?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6 Correct Answer-c. 5
The following information is used in determining the claimant's alleged
onset of disability for the purposes of their disability claim,
a. The date they last worked due to their medical condition.
b. The date their disability prevented them from earning SGA.
c. The date their medical records reflect a severe impairment which
interferes with their ability to earn SGA.
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