The Social Security Administration ultimately determines individual status for disability. According to that agency, which of the following individuals would be considered disabled?
A) A wheelchair-bound person
B) A person unable to engage in substantial, gainful activity by reason of medically determinable physical or mental impairment
C) A handicapped person
D) A person who has had a stroke or has lost the use of a lower extremity

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The Social Security Administration considers an individual disabled if they are unable to engage in substantial, gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that is expected to result in death or that has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of at least 12 months. While being wheelchair-bound or having a stroke or loss of lower extremity may qualify as physical impairments, they may not necessarily meet the requirement of being unable to engage in substantial, gainful activity. Handicapped person is not a defined term in this context.

The Social Security Administration Ultimately Determines Individual Status for Disability