If an individual is age 50 or older and capable of performing work at no
greater than the medium level, a decisionmaker would need to consult the
following table to determine whether or not that individual should be found
disabled. They all require limited education and unskilled or no prior work
experience. Although the grids start at age 50, the first favorable grid at
the medium level starts at age 55.
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Understanding SSA Grid Rules for Ages 50-55
The grid rules start coming into play the day you turn 50 years of age.
These rules make it easier for a 50-year-old to be found disabled than it
is for a 49-year-old. The grid rules permit many people age 50 or above who
are capable of sedentary work to be found disabled whereas that same
person, age 49, would not be found disabled.
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