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SSA logo: link to Social Security Online home 601. What is a "medically determinable" impairment?

A "medically determinable" physical or mental impairment (see §507) is one resulting from anatomical, physiological, or psychological abnormalities, which can be shown by medically acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques.

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