20 C.F.R. § 404.1520

At step three, the Commissioner must consider whether a claimant’s impairments meet or medically equal the relevant listed-impairment requirements.

Neumann v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2020-12-15(a)

At step three of the disability evaluation process, the Commissioner must consider whether a claimant’s impairments meet or medically equal any of the relevant listing requirements of 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P, App. 1, 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a).

At step three, the ALJ must determine whether the claimant’s severe impairment or combination of impairments meets or equals a listed impairment, and the decision must sufficiently explain that determination to permit meaningful review.

LEBRON v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY · filed 2020-12-30(a)(4)(iii)

Third, the ALJ must assess the medical evidence and determine whether the plaintiff’s severe impairment(s) (alone or in combination) meet or equal an impairment listed in the Social Security Regulations’ “Listings of Impairments” in 20 C.F.R. § 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1 (“Listing”). See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) & 416.920(a)(4)(iii). ... The Court thus finds that, contrary to Plaintiff’s argument, ALJ Damille’s decision as a whole, reflects “sufficient development of the record and explanation of findings” to allow meaningful review of the step three analysis. See Burnett, 220 F.3d at 119; Jones, 364 F.3d at 505.

Section 404.1520(d) makes a claimant presumptively disabled at step three when an impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, so the ALJ must evaluate relevant evidence before finding that it does not.

Pearson v. Saul · filed 2021-01-14(d)

If a claimant has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals a condition outlined in the “Listing of Impairments,” then the claimant is presumed disabled at step three, and the ALJ need not to consider his age, education, and work experience. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d); 416.920(d). An ALJ must evaluate the relevant evidence before concluding that a claimant’s impairments do not meet or equal a listed impairment. Lewis v. Apfel, 236 F.3d 503, 512 (9th Cir. 2001). A boilerplate finding is insufficient to support a conclusion that a claimant’s impairment does not meet a listing. Id.

At step three, a claimant is presumed disabled if an impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, so the ALJ need not consider the claimant’s age, education, or work experience.

Knight v. O'Malley · filed 2021-01-29(d)

If a claimant has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals a condition outlined in the “Listing of Impairments,” then the claimant is presumed disabled at step three, and the ALJ need not to consider his age, education, and work experience. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d). An ALJ must evaluate the relevant evidence before concluding that a claimant’s impairments do not meet or equal a listed impairment. Lewis v. Apfel, 236 F.3d 503, 512 (9th Cir. 2001). A boilerplate finding is insufficient to support a conclusion that a claimant’s impairment does not meet a listing. Id.

Section 404.1520(d) requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether a claimant's impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, without considering age, education, or work experience.

Grice v. Saul · filed 2021-02-04(d)

At step 3, the ALJ must determine whether the claimant’s impairment(s) matches, or is equivalent to, one of the listed impairments. The listings describe impairments that prevent the claimant from performing any substantial gainful activity, without consideration of a claimant’s age, education and work experience. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d).

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) deems a claimant disabled when an impairment is medically equivalent to a listed impairment.

Thompson v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-02-10(a)(4)(iii)

A claimant is also deemed disabled if his impairment is the medical equivalent of a listing. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii); Turner, 381 F. Appx. at 491. Medical equivalence means “at least equal in severity and duration to the criteria of any listed impairment.” 20 C.F.R. § 404.1526(a).

Section 404.1520(d) provides that a claimant is disabled at step three when the impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, so the decision maker need not proceed to steps four and five.

Benton v. Saul · filed 2021-02-11(d)

At step three, which Plaintiff challenges here, the ALJ must decide whether the medical impairment meets or equal an impairment listed in the regulations. ... “Satisfying step 3 warrants an automatic finding of disability, and relieves the decision maker from proceeding to steps 4 and 5.” Patterson v. Comm 'r of Soc. Sec. Admin., 846 F.3d 656, 659 (4th Cir. 2017) (citing 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d)). ... The Court finds that the ALJ and the Magistrate Judge applied the correct standard when reviewing Step 3.

Section 404.1520(d) provides that a claimant is presumed disabled at step three if an impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, and the ALJ must evaluate relevant evidence before finding otherwise.

Vargas v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-02-17(d)

If a claimant has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals a condition outlined in the “Listing of Impairments,” then the claimant is presumed disabled at step three, and the ALJ need not to consider her age, education, and work experience. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d); 416.920(d). An ALJ must evaluate the relevant evidence before concluding that a claimant’s impairments do not meet or equal a listed impairment.

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether the claimant’s severe impairment or combination of impairments meets or equals a listed impairment.

GONZALEZ v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY · filed 2021-02-26(a)(4)(iii)

Third, the ALJ must assess the medical evidence and determine whether the plaintiff’s severe impairment(s) (alone or in combination) meet or equal an impairment listed in the Social Security Regulations’ “Listings of Impairments” in 20 C.F.R. § 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1 (“Listing”). See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) & 416.920(a)(4)(iii). ... The court finds that in light of the evidence in the record, ALJ Bring’s step three determination as to Listing 14.02 is supported by substantial evidence and need not be disturbed.

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires determining whether the claimant’s impairment or combination of impairments meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Hunter v. Saul · filed 2021-03-11(a)(4)(iii)

As the ALJ is responsible alone for determining the credibility of Hunter’s allegations of disabling symptomology, and for resolving any ambiguities, substantial evidence exists to support his conclusion that Hunter does not have an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or medically equals the severity of the listed impairments in Appendix 1 to Subpart P of 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii).

At step three, the Commissioner must determine whether a claimant’s impairment matches or is equivalent to a listed impairment, without considering age, education, or work experience.

Aleman v. Saul · filed 2021-03-15(d)

At step 3, the ALJ must determine whether the claimant’s impairment(s) matches, or is equivalent to, one of the listed impairments. The listings describe impairments that prevent the claimant from performing any substantial gainful activity, without consideration of a claimant’s age, education and work experience. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d).

At step three, the Social Security Administration must determine whether the claimant’s impairment or combination of impairments meets or equals an impairment in the Listings.

(SS) Johnson v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-03-15(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the sequential evaluation, the ALJ must determine whether a claimant’s impairment or impairments meet or equal one of the specific impairments set forth in the Listings. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii).

At step three, a claimant is disabled if the impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Ennis v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-03-19(a)(4)(iii)

At the third step, a claimant will be found disabled if her impairment meets or medically equals one of the listings in the Listing of Impairments. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii); Turner v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 381 F. App’x 488, 491 (6th Cir. 2010).

Section 404.1520(d) requires the ALJ, at step three, to determine whether the claimant’s impairments meet or medically equal a listed impairment.

Noa v. Saul · filed 2021-03-24(d)

At step three of the sequential evaluation process, the ALJ must evaluate the claimant’s impairments to determine whether they meet or medically equal any of the impairments listed in 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1. See 20 C.F.R §§ 404.1520(d), 416.920(d); Tackett v. Apfel, 180 F.3d 1094, 1098 (9th Cir. 1999).

Section 404.1520(d) treats an impairment that meets or equals a listed impairment as disabling without requiring a finding about the claimant’s ability to perform past relevant work or other jobs.

Slater v. Commissioner Social Security Administration · filed 2021-03-24(d)

Conditions set forth in the Listing of Impairments (“Listings”) are considered so severe that “they are irrebuttably presumed disabling, without any specific finding as to the claimant’s ability to perform his past relevant work or any other jobs.” Lester v. Chater, 81 F.3d 821, 828 (9th Cir. 1995) (citing 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d)).

At step three, § 404.1520 requires a claimant to be found disabled when the claimant’s impairments meet or equal the criteria of a listed impairment.

Green v. Saul · filed 2021-03-30(a)(4)(iii), (d)

In determining whether a claimant is disabled, the Commissioner follows a five-step sequential evaluation process. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520 and 416.920. ... At step three the ALJ compares the claimant’s impairments to the impairments listed in the regulations. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) and 416.920(a)(4)(iii). If the ALJ finds at step three that the claimant’s impairments meet or equal the criteria of a listed impairment, then the claimant is considered disabled. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) and 416.920(a)(4)(iii). ... Therefore, reviewing the record as a whole, the Court concludes the ALJ’s determination regarding Plaintiff’s ability to meet the Paragraph B and C criteria is supported by substantial evidence and is free of legal error.

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) provides that a claimant is disabled at step three when the impairment meets or equals a listed impairment.

Meyer v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration · filed 2021-04-01(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the disability evaluation process, a claimant will be found disabled if his impairment(s) meets or equals one of the listings in the Listing of Impairments. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii).

Section 404.1520 requires the sequential disability evaluation, including a step-three comparison of the claimant’s impairment with listed impairments; the court held that the ALJ must evaluate the specific listing elements and relevant medical evidence.

Beck v. Saul · filed 2021-04-26(a)(4)(iii)

The Commissioner has established a five-step sequential analysis to determine whether a claimant satisfies the above criteria. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(i)-(v). ... At step three, the Commissioner compares the claimant’s impairment to severe impairments recognized by the Commissioner to be so severe as to preclude a person from engaging in substantial gainful activity. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). If the impairment is as severe or more severe than one of the enumerated impairments, the Commissioner must find the claimant disabled and award benefits. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d). ... Based on the foregoing, the Court finds the ALJ erred by failing to evaluate the specific elements of Listing 1.04A and the relevant medical evidence.

Section 404.1520 requires the disability decisionmaker at step three to consider whether the claimant’s impairments, individually or in combination, meet or equal a listed impairment.

Stark v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-04-19

Step Three requires consideration of whether a claimant’s conditions, individually or in combination, meet or equal a listed impairment. See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520, 404.1525, 404.1526. ... In assessing medical equivalence, the ALJ must look at the signs, symptoms, and laboratory findings of all impairments to determine if they medically equal a Listing. ... In the present case, the ALJ failed to consider critical evidence and, accordingly, did not build a logical bridge to his conclusions. ... Thus, remand is required on the medical equivalency-analysis.

At Step Three, the regulation requires the ALJ to determine whether the claimant's impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Duevalle v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-04-30(a)(4)(iii)

In support of remand, Plaintiff first argues that the ALJ erred at Step Three. At Step Three, an ALJ is required to determine whether the claimant meets or equals any of the listed impairments found in the Listing of Impairments. 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, Subpt. P, Appendix 1. Barnett v. Barnhart, 381 F.3d 664, 670 (7th Cir. 2004); 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). For each listed impairment, there are objective medical findings and other specific requirements which must be met to satisfy the criteria of that Listing. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1525(c)(2)-(3), 416.925(c)(2)-(3). When a claimant satisfies all such criteria, that person is deemed presumptively disabled and entitled to benefits. Barnett, 381 F.3d at 668; 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1525(a), 416.925(a), 404.1525(c)(3) and 416.925(c)(3).

At step three, a claimant is disabled if an impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment, and the ALJ must compare the evidence with the listing requirements and clearly explain the conclusion.

Butcher v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-05-03(a)(4)(iii)

At the third step in the disability evaluation process, a claimant will be found disabled if her impairment meets or equals one of the Listing of Impairments. See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii); Turner v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 381 F. App’x 488, 491 (6th Cir. 2010). ... Where the record raises a “substantial question” as to whether a claimant could qualify as disabled under a listing, an ALJ must compare the medical evidence with the requirements for listed impairments in considering whether the condition is equivalent in severity to the medical findings for any Listed Impairment. ... In order to conduct a meaningful review, the ALJ must make sufficiently clear the reasons for her decision. ... Therefore, the undersigned recommends the Court vacate the ALJ’s decision and remand for proper consideration, articulation, and analysis of the medical records at Step Three and in the RFC analysis.

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the ALJ to determine at step three whether the claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment.

Day v. Saul · filed 2021-05-10(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, the ALJ must determine if a claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment. The ALJ must support his listings finding with more than a boilerplate finding that a listing was not satisfied. Yet, the finding may be supported by the ALJ’s “articulation of the reason(s) why the individual is or is not disabled at a later step in the sequential evaluation process” so long as the Court can meaningfully review the basis for the step-three decision.

Section 404.1520(d) requires the ALJ to determine at step three whether a claimant meets or equals a listed impairment; if so, the claimant is presumptively disabled and need not make any further showing.

McCauley v. Saul · filed 2021-05-14(d)

At step three of the disability analysis, an ALJ must determine whether a claimant meets or equals a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d). If a claimant meets or equals a listed impairment, he or she is presumptively disabled and does not need to make any further showing.

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether the claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment.

Mohler v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-05-18(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of SSA’s sequential evaluation process, an ALJ is required to determine whether the claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment found in the Listing of Impairments. 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, Subpt. P, Appendix 1; Barnett v. Barnhart, 381 F.3d 664, 670 (7th Cir. 2004); 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... In considering whether a claimant’s condition meets or equals a listed impairment, an ALJ must discuss the listing by name and offer more than a perfunctory analysis of the listing. Barnett, 381 F.3d at 668.

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) makes meeting or medically equaling a listed impairment the third-step basis for a finding of disability; a general functional definition like Listing 1.00B is not itself a specific listing to satisfy.

Cantu v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration · filed 2021-05-27(a)(4)(iii)

At the third step in the disability evaluation process, a claimant will be found disabled if his impairment meets or equals one of the Listing of Impairments. See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii); Turner v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 381 F. App’x 488, 491 (6th Cir. 2010). ... Section 1.00 concerns the musculoskeletal system. Listing § 1.00B is not a specific listing; rather, it explains loss of function for Section 1.00. 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, Subpart P, App’x 1. ... However, even if Cantu meets the definition of “inability to ambulate effectively,” Cantu makes no argument that she meets or equals any of the specific listings set forth in Section 1.00, and the Court shall not develop such arguments for her.

At step three, § 404.1520 requires the ALJ to determine whether a severe impairment meets or equals a listed impairment; if it does, the claimant is generally found disabled without considering age, education, or work experience.

Soler v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-06-03(a)(4)(iii)(d)

In general, if an ALJ determines a plaintiff has a severe mental or physical impairment at step two of the disability evaluation procedure, the ALJ must then determine whether the impairment meets the criteria of any impairment listed in Appendix 1. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii)(d)2. The impairments listed in Appendix 1 are considered severe enough to prevent a plaintiff from doing any gainful activity. Id. § 404.1525(a). If a plaintiff’s impairment, or combination of impairments, matches one listed in Appendix 1, and satisfies the duration requirement in, then the ALJ should generally find the plaintiff disabled without considering the plaintiff’s age, education, and work experience. Id. § 404.1520(d).

At step three of the sequential disability evaluation, the ALJ must determine whether the claimant’s impairments meet or medically equal a listed impairment.

Smith v. Saul · filed 2021-06-11(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, the ALJ must determine if a claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment.

Section 404.1520(d) treats a claimant as disabled at step three when the claimant’s impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, so the ALJ need not consider age, education, or work experience.

Schuyleman v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-06-30(d)

If a claimant has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals a condition outlined in the “Listing of Impairments,” then the claimant is presumed disabled at step three, and the ALJ need not to consider his age, education, and work experience. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d), 416.920(d).

Section 404.1520 requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether the claimant’s impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, with a qualifying impairment resulting in a conclusive disability finding.

Hicks v. Saul · filed 2021-07-06(a)(4)(iii), (d)

At step three in the sequential process, an ALJ must consider whether a claimant’s conditions meet or equal any of the impairments outlined in the Listing of Impairments. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... If a claimant’s “impairment meets or equals one of the listed impairments, the claimant is conclusively presumed to be disabled.” ... see also 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d).

At the third step of the disability evaluation, a claimant is disabled if the impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Abrams v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-07-06(a)(4)(iii)

Next, at the third step, a claimant will be found disabled if his impairment meets or medically equals one of the listings in the Listing of Impairments. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 404.1520(d), 416.920(d), 416.925(a); Turner v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 381 Fed. App’x 488, 491 (6th Cir. 2010). ... However, a claimant is also deemed disabled if her impairment is the medical equivalent of a listing. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 404.1520(d), 416.920(d), 416.926; Turner, 381 Fed. App’x at 491.

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires evaluating whether a claimant’s impairment meets or equals a listed impairment; meeting the listing results in a disability finding.

Stroh v. Kijakazi · filed 2021-07-14(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, the ALJ must determine if a claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii). ... If a claimant meets the listed criteria for disability, she will be found to be disabled. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii). ... The ALJ erred in failing to find Plaintiff meets Listing 1.02.

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires determining whether the claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment; if they do, the claimant is disabled.

Robert v. Kijakazi · filed 2021-07-14(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, the ALJ must determine if a claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii). ... The ALJ erred in failing to find Plaintiff meets Listing 1.02.

At step three of the sequential evaluation, a claimant is disabled if an impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Christian v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-08-04(a)(4)(iii)

The Commissioner reaches a determination as to whether a claimant is disabled by way of a five-stage process. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4). ... At the third step in the disability evaluation process, a claimant will be found disabled if his impairment meets or equals one of the Listing of Impairments. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii); Turner v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 381 F. App’x 488, 491 (6th Cir. 2010). ... Substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s conclusion that Christian does not meet the requirements of Listing 11.09.

Section 404.1520(d) requires the ALJ to determine at step three whether the claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment.

Peterson v. Kijakazi · filed 2021-08-05(d)

Plaintiff’s first argument is that the ALJ erred in failing to evaluate whether her physical conditions met or equaled a listed impairment as required. At step three, the ALJ must determine whether a claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment.

At step three of the disability analysis, the ALJ must determine whether the claimant’s impairment meets or equals a listed impairment.

Wimsatt v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2020-09-04(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the analysis, an ALJ must determine whether the claimant meets or equals any of the listed impairments found in the Listing of Impairments. See 20 C.F.R. pt. 404, Subpt. P, App. 1; 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii).

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) and (d) make meeting or medically equaling a listed impairment at step three presumptively disabling.

Sauter-Lynn v. Commissioner Social Security Administration · filed 2020-09-29(a)(4)(iii), (d)

If a claimant meets or medically equals a listed impairment at Step 3 of the sequential analysis, then she is presumed disabled regardless of her age, education, or work experience. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), (d). ... However, ALJ properly rejected the opinion evidence from Nurse Practitioner Cody and Dr. Columb, and Plaintiff cites no additional evidence from the record in support of her argument that the ALJ “ignore[ed] substantial evidence of record supporting a finding of disabled at step three.” Id. Accordingly, the Court finds that the ALJ did not err at Step 3 of the sequential evaluation.

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires evaluating whether the claimant’s medically determinable impairments, alone or in combination, meet or medically equal a listed impairment, with enough explanation to permit meaningful review.

ZAVATTARO v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY · filed 2020-11-19(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, an ALJ considers whether the combination of the claimant’s medically determinable impairments meets or equals the severity of one of the impairments in the Listing of Impairments. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... Although an ALJ is not required to use “particular language” when determining whether a claimant meets a listing, the ALJ’s discussion must provide for “meaningful review.” ... Accordingly, if the ALJ’s decision, “read as a whole, illustrates that the ALJ considered the appropriate factors in reaching the conclusion that [the claimant] did not meet the requirements for any listing,” “[t]his discussion satisfies Burnett’s requirement that there be sufficient explanation to provide meaningful review of the step three determination.”

At Step Three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the agency to determine whether the claimant's impairments meet or equal a listed impairment, and an omitted analysis of one listing may be harmless when the agency applied substantively identical criteria from another listing.

Sabala v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration · filed 2020-11-25(a)(4)(iii)

At Step Three in the Agency’s five-step sequential evaluation, the Agency must determine whether a claimant’s impairments meets or equals one of the Agency’s listings. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). If so, the Agency will find that the claimant is disabled. Id. Mr. Sabala first argues that the ALJ failed to consider Listing 12.02 for neurocognitive disorders at Step Three and failed to obtain medical expert testimony on that issue. ... The ALJ’s failure to do an explicit analysis under Listing 12.02, standing alone, does not merit reversal here because the ALJ analyzed the record under Listing 12.04’s substantively identical B- and C-criteria.

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) provides that a claimant is disabled if her impairment meets or equals a listed impairment.

Fuller v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-02-09(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the disability evaluation process, a claimant will be found disabled if her impairment(s) meets or equals one of the listings in the Listing of Impairments. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... That evidence supports the ALJ’s conclusion that she had moderate, not marked, limitations in interacting with others.

At step three, the ALJ evaluates whether the claimant’s medically determinable impairments, singly or in combination, meet or medically equal a listed impairment.

SOTO v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY · filed 2021-02-17(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, an ALJ considers whether the combination of the claimant’s medically determinable impairments meets or equals the severity of any of the impairments in the Listing of Impairments. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... Here, although the ALJ did not explicitly refer to a pulmonary listing at step three, “the ALJ’s decision, read as a whole, illustrates that the ALJ considered the appropriate factors in reaching the conclusion that [the claimant] did not meet the requirements for any listing, including” a pulmonary listing. ... Read as a whole, this record permits meaningful judicial review and provides substantial support for the ALJ’s finding that Plaintiff’s sleep apnea, whether considered singly or in combination with his other impairments, did not meet or medically equal a listed impairment. ... For all these reasons, this Court concludes that substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s findings at step three.

At step three, a claimant is disabled if the impairment meets all criteria of a listed impairment; otherwise, evaluation proceeds to step four.

Corrill v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-05-05(d)

At Step Three, plaintiff carries the burden to show that she has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or medically equals the criteria of an impairment listed in 20 C.F.R. § 404, Subpart P, App. 1. Foster v. Halter, 279 F.3d 348, 354 (6th Cir. 2001); 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). If a claimant meets all of the criteria of a listed impairment, he is disabled; otherwise, the evaluation proceeds to Step Four. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d)-(e); Bowen v. Yuckert, 482 U.S. 137, 141 (1987); see also Rabbers, 582 F.3d at 653 (“A claimant must satisfy all of the criteria to meet the listing.”)

At step three, a listed impairment is presumptively disabling, and the ALJ must adequately evaluate medical evidence relevant to whether the claimant meets or medically equals the listing.

Husted v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-08-25(a)(4)(iii)

The Commissioner publishes a series of listed impairments describing physical and mental conditions, indexed according to the body system affected. See 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, Subpt. P, App. 1 (the “Listings”). Listed impairments are presumptively disabling. See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), (d). ... As the ALJ does not explain how imaging studies that appear to show evidence of nerve root compression impacts — or fails to impact — a listing analysis which relies o a conclusion that there is no evidence of nerve root compression, the Court cannot determine that the ALJ’s listings analysis at step three is supported by substantial evidence.

At step three, a claimant is presumed disabled if an impairment or combination of impairments meets or medically equals a listed impairment, and the ALJ need not assess past relevant work or other jobs.

Simpson v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-09-02(d)

If a claimant is found to have “an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals a condition outlined in the ‘Listing of Impairments,’ then the claimant is presumed disabled at step three [of the sequential process], and the ALJ need not make any specific finding as to his or her ability to perform past relevant work or any other jobs.” Lewis v. Apfel, 236 F.3d 503, 512 (9th Cir. 2001) (citing 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d)).

At step three of the sequential evaluation, a claimant may be found disabled when the impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Smith v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner of · filed 2021-09-09(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the five-step sequential evaluation, claimants may be found disabled if their impairment meets, or medically equals, one of the listings in the Listing of Impairments. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii).

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the ALJ to determine whether the claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment, and a claimant who satisfies all listing requirements is disabled without further inquiry.

Hill v. Saul · filed 2021-09-22(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the sequential evaluation process, the ALJ must determine whether one or more of the claimant’s impairments meets or equals an impairment listed in Appendix 1 to Subpart P of the regulations. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... If a claimant meets or equals all of the requirements of a listing, the claimant is considered disabled without further inquiry. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii).

Section 404.1520(a)(4) provides that when a claimant is found disabled or not disabled at a step, the decisionmaker does not proceed to the next step; meeting a listed impairment at step three therefore ends the sequential evaluation.

Newsome v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration · filed 2021-09-27(a)(4)

Impairments that meet a “listing” under the Commissioner’s regulations (20 C.F.R. § Pts. 404 and 416, Subpt. P, App. 1) and a duration requirement are deemed disabling at step three with no need to proceed further in the five-step analysis. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4) (“If we can find that you are disabled or not disabled at a step, we make our determination or decision and we do not go on to the next step”).

At Step Three, a claimant is disabled if her impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment, and the ALJ must explain the comparison sufficiently for meaningful judicial review.

Taylor v.Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-10-04(a)(4)(iii)

At the third step in the disability evaluation process, a claimant will be found disabled if her impairment meets or equals one of the Listing of Impairments. See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii); Turner v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 381 F. App’x 488, 491 (6th Cir. 2010). ... There is no question the ALJ’s analysis at Step Three does not meet the requisite standards set forth above; the ALJ failed to “actually evaluate the evidence,’ compare it to the requirements of the relevant Listing, and provide an ‘explained conclusion, in order to facilitate meaningful judicial review.” Reynolds, 424 F. App’x at 414-15.

At step three, the claimant must show that an impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment; satisfying all listing criteria results in automatic disability, otherwise the evaluation proceeds to step four.

Kulp v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-10-20(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, Plaintiff carries the burden to show that she has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or medically equals the criteria of an impairment listed in 20 C.F.R. § 404, Subpart P, App. 1. Foster v. Halter, 279 F.3d 348, 354 (6th Cir. 2001); 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). If a claimant meets all of the criteria of a listed impairment, he is automatically determined disabled; otherwise, the evaluation proceeds to step four. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d)-(e); Bowen v. Yuckert, 482 U.S. 137, 141 (1987); see also Rabbers, 582 F.3d at 653 (“A claimant must satisfy all of the criteria to meet the listing.”).

At step three, the court upheld the ALJ's determination that the claimant did not meet a listed impairment because the determination was supported by substantial evidence.

Gilmore v. Saul, Commissioner of Soc. Sec. · filed 2021-10-19(a)(4)(iii)

Therefore, the undersigned finds that the ALJ’s determination that Gilmore did not meet a listing under 20 CFR § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) was supported by substantial evidence.

Section 404.1520 establishes a five-step sequential evaluation, including a step-three determination whether a severe impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Brocklesby v. Saul · filed 2021-10-25(d)

To determine whether a claimant is disabled within the meaning of the statute, the ALJ applies a sequential, five-step evaluation process and considers all of the evidence in the record. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4), 416.920(a)(4); see Goodermote v. Sec’y of Health and Human Servs., 690 F.2d 5, 6 (1st Cir. 1982). ... Because substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s conclusion that plaintiff’s Sjögren’s syndrome impairment did not meet listing 14.10 and was not medically equivalent to a listed impairment, the ALJ did not misapply the law in the manner stated in plaintiff’s argument (Docket Entry # 16, pp. 9-10).

Section 404.1520(d) provides a conclusive presumption of disability at step three when an impairment meets or equals a listed impairment.

Cantu v. Kijakazi · filed 2021-10-26(d)

Here, the ALJ erred conducting the Step Three analysis. At step three of the decision-making process, the regulations apply a conclusive presumption that the claimant is disabled if the ALJ determines that the claimant’s impairment is equivalent to “one of a number of listed impairments that the [Commissioner] acknowledges are so severe as to preclude substantial gainful activity.” Bowen v. Yuckert, 482 U.S. 137, 141 (1987); 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d), 416.920(d).

At step three, the ALJ must consider relevant evidence to decide whether the claimant’s impairments meet or medically equal a listed impairment.

Whitworth v. Kijakazi · filed 2021-11-02(a)(4)(iii)

The ALJ is obligated to consider the relevant evidence to determine whether a claimant’s impairments meet or equal one of the specified impairments set forth in the listings.

At step three, the regulation requires the ALJ to determine whether a claimant’s impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment before proceeding.

Buchanan v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration · filed 2021-11-22(a)(4)(iii), (d)

At step three of the sequential evaluation process, the ALJ determines if a claimant has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals an impairment contained in the Listing of Impairments. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d). ... At the post-remand hearing in October 2020, a period well beyond the twelve-month requirement, Plaintiff testified that he still utilized an electric scooter and had difficulty walking more than 50 feet. (R. at 447.) However, in his second decision, the ALJ failed to address whether Plaintiff’s inability to ambulate effectively continued for at least another three months. The ALJ did not provide any reasoning as to why Plaintiff did not meet Listing 1.03. (R. at 430.) In only providing a summary conclusion, the ALJ erred.

At step three, § 404.1520(d) treats an impairment that meets or equals a listed impairment as presumptively disabling, and the ALJ must adequately explain a contrary finding.

Foster v. Kijakazi · filed 2021-12-02(d)

At step three of the decision-making process, the regulations apply a conclusive presumption that the claimant is disabled if the ALJ determines that the claimant’s impairment is equivalent to “one of a number of listed impairments that the [Commissioner] acknowledges are so severe as to preclude substantial gainful activity.” Bowen v. Yuckert, 482 U.S. 137, 141 (1987); 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d), 416.920(d). ... An ALJ must adequately explain a conclusion that an impairment does not meet or equal a Listing. In “determining whether a combination of impairments establishes equivalence” under step three of the Listings, a mere statement that a claimant did not equal the listing not sufficient. Marcia v. Sullivan, 900 F.2d 172, 176 (9th Cir. 1990)) (holding boilerplate finding is insufficient to conclude impairment does not meet a Listing).

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the ALJ to determine at step three whether a claimant’s impairments meet or medically equal a listed impairment.

Anderson v. Kijakazi · filed 2021-12-03(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, the ALJ must determine if a claimant’s impairments either meet or equal a listed impairment. ... Thus, Plaintiff fails to establish the ALJ erred at step three by finding Plaintiff’s impairments did not meet or equal a listing.

At step three, the ALJ evaluates the medical severity of the claimant's impairments and finds disability when an impairment meets or equals a listed impairment and the duration requirement.

Pagliuso v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration · filed 2021-12-06(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, the ALJ considers the “medical severity of [the claimant’s] impairment(s).” 20 C.F.R. §404.1520(a)(4)(iii). If the ALJ finds that the claimant has “an impairment(s) that meets or equals one of [the] listings in appendix 1 of this subpart and meets the duration requirement[,]” the claimant is disabled. Id.

Section 404.1520 establishes a five-step disability evaluation and requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether the claimant’s impairments meet or medically equal a listed impairment.

Lachey v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-12-14(d)

The ALJ follows a five-step sequential evaluation process in determining whether an individual is disabled. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520; Bowen v. Yuckert, 482 U.S. 137, 140 (1987). ... Step three requires the ALJ to determine whether the individual’s impairments or combination of impairments meets or medically equals the criteria of an impairment listed in 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d), 404.1525, and 404.1526. ... Here, Plaintiff has not met his burden. Burch, 400 F.3d at 683 (noting that the plaintiff bears the burden to show that his impairments meet the requirements of a Listing).

At step three, the regulation requires an ALJ to determine whether a claimant's impairment meets or equals a listed impairment.

Taylor v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-12-16(a)(4)(iii)

At Step Three, an ALJ is required to determine whether the claimant meets or equals any of the listed impairments found in the Listing of Impairments. 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, Subpt. P, Appendix 1. Barnett v. Barnhart, 381 F.3d 664, 670 (7th Cir. 2004); 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... Clearly, the ALJ should have reviewed this evidence more carefully to ascertain whether Plaintiff did, in fact, meet or medically equal Listing 1.04A.

Section 404.1520(d) provides that a claimant is presumptively disabled at step three when an impairment meets or equals a listed impairment.

Crump v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2021-12-21(d)

“Under a theory of presumptive disability, a claimant is eligible for benefits if she has an impairment that meets or equals an impairment found in the Listing of Impairments.” Barnett v. Barnhart, 381 F.3d 664, 668 (7th Cir. 2004) (citing 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d); 20 C.F.R Part 404, Subpart P, App’x 1)). “The listings specify the criteria for impairments that are considered presumptively disabling.”

At step three of the sequential evaluation, an ALJ must decide whether a claimant’s impairment or combination of impairments meets or medically equals a listed impairment; if so, the claimant is presumed disabled.

Kushlan v. Saul · filed 2021-12-27(d)

At step three, an ALJ must evaluate a claimant’s impairments to see if they meet or equal any of the impairments listed in 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d); see also Tackett v. Apfel, 180 F.3d 1094, 1098 (9th Cir. 1999). “If a claimant has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals a condition outlined in the ‘Listing of Impairments,’ then the claimant is presumed disabled at step three [of the sequential process], and the ALJ need not make any specific finding as to his or her ability to perform past relevant work or any other jobs.” Lewis v. Apfel, 236 F.3d 503, 512 (9th Cir. 2001) (citing 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d)).

At step three, the Commissioner determines whether the claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment.

Russell v. O'Malley · filed 2021-12-28(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, the ALJ must determine if a claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii). ... Plaintiff has not met her burden in demonstrating she meets Listing 5.08.

At step three, a claimant is presumed disabled when an impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, and the ALJ must evaluate the relevant evidence rather than rely on a boilerplate finding.

Pellegrini v. Saul · filed 2021-12-30(d)

At step three of the five-step framework, “[i]f a claimant has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals a condition in the “Listing of Impairments,” then the claimant is presumed disabled.” Lewis, 236 F.3d 503, 512 (9th Cir. 2001) (citing 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d)). “An ALJ must evaluate the relevant evidence before concluding that a claimant’s impairments do not meet or equal a listed impairment. A boilerplate finding is insufficient to support a conclusion that a claimant’s impairment does not do so.” Id. (citing Marcia v. Sullivan, 900 F.2d 172, 176 (9th Cir. 1990)). ... Here, while the ALJ provided evidence that he relied on for his paragraph B determination, he did not provide more than conclusory remarks concerning the paragraph C criteria. Without more information, the court cannot assess whether there was sufficient evidence underlying the ALJ’s determination that the plaintiff did not meet the paragraph C criteria. ... The court cannot assess whether there was sufficient evidence underlying the ALJ’s determination that the plaintiff did not meet the paragraph C criteria for 12.06(c). Accordingly, the court remands for reconsideration of this issue.

Section 404.1520 requires sequential evaluation of disability claims and, at step three, consideration of relevant evidence before finding that an impairment does not meet or equal a listed impairment.

Shattuck v. Kijakazi · filed 2022-01-10(d)

If a claimant has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals a condition outlined in the “Listing of Impairments,” then the claimant is presumed disabled at step three, and the ALJ need not to consider her age, education, and work experience. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d). An ALJ must evaluate the relevant evidence before concluding that a claimant’s impairments do not meet or equal a listed impairment. Lewis v. Apfel, 236 F.3d 503, 512 (9th Cir. 2001). A boilerplate finding is insufficient to support a conclusion that a claimant’s impairment does not meet a listing. Id. ... Here, the ALJ did not even discuss listing 4.04. Tr. 22-24. This was an error.

At step three, the Commissioner must determine whether the claimant's impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, and the ALJ must adequately analyze the applicable listings and explain the finding.

Lopez-Rivera v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-01-18(d)

The ALJ’s analysis at Step Three contains multiple flaws. ... The ALJ offers no evidence to support her findings at Step Three other than mentioning that Lopez could shop and attend medical appointments independently. Alone, this is not enough evidence to support any of the ALJ’s findings at Step Three. Therefore, if there is any conflict in the evidence before the ALJ as to whether Lopez might meet a listing at Step Three, then Lopez’s case should be remanded to the ALJ. ... Many other parts of the record arguably conflict with the ALJ’s findings as well, but I find it unnecessary to reference the rest of the record here, as it is already clear that remand is warranted due to conflicts in the record that have not been addressed. ... As a result, I find it necessary to remand for further proceedings.

At Step Three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires an impairment to meet or equal a listed impairment and satisfy the duration requirement for a claimant to be found disabled.

Lawton v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration · filed 2022-02-02(a)(4)(iii)

“Under Step [Three], the regulation states that a claimant will be found disabled if he or she has an impairment that ‘[1] meets or equals one of our listings in appendix 1 of this subpart and [2] meets the duration requirement.’” ... “The Court finds that the ALJ did not address all of the evidence in the record and did not reconcile it with the decision.

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the ALJ, at step three, to determine whether a claimant's impairments meet or equal a listed impairment.

Donahue v. Kijakazi · filed 2022-02-03(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, the ALJ must determine if a claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii). ... Plaintiff has not met her burden in demonstrating she meets or equals Listing 1.04A. Plaintiff is not entitled to remand on these grounds.

At step three, § 404.1520(d) requires the ALJ to determine whether a claimant’s impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment; satisfying a listing conclusively establishes disability.

Aponte v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-02-22(d)

At step three of the sequential evaluation, the ALJ must determine whether the claimant has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals an impairment listed in Appendix 1 of the Regulations (the “Listings”). See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d), 416.920(d). If a claimant meets or equals a listed impairment, she is “conclusively presumed to be disabled and entitled to benefits.” Bowen v. City of New York, 476 U.S. 467, 471, 106 S. Ct. 2022, 90 L. Ed. 2d 462 (1986).

At Step Three, § 404.1520 requires a claimant to show that an impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment; satisfying all listing criteria establishes disability, otherwise the evaluation proceeds to Step Four.

Riggs v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-02-23(a)(4)(iii), (d)-(e)

At Step Three, plaintiff carries the burden to show that he has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or medically equals the criteria of an impairment listed in 20 C.F.R. § 404, Subpart P, App. 1. Foster v. Halter, 279 F.3d 348, 354 (6th Cir. 2001); 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). If a claimant meets all of the criteria of a listed impairment, he is disabled; otherwise, the evaluation proceeds to Step Four. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d)-(e); Bowen v. Yuckert, 482 U.S. 137, 141 (1987); see also Rabbers, 582 F.3d at 653 (“A claimant must satisfy all of the criteria to meet the listing.”).

Section 404.1520 requires the ALJ to find a claimant disabled at step three when an impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, without considering age, education, or work experience.

Medina v. SSA · filed 2022-02-28(a)(4)(iii), (d)

If Medina has “an impairment(s) that meets or equals one of [the SSA] listings” the ALJ is required to find that she is disabled, “without considering [her] age, education, and work experience.” 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), (d).

Section 404.1520(d) makes a claimant conclusively disabled at step three only when the claimant’s impairment meets or equals a listed impairment.

Rivera-Quiles v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-03-01(d)

At step three, the ALJ asks whether a claimant’s impairment or impairments are equivalent to one of the impairments listed in 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). If so, the claimant is conclusively found disabled. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d).

Section 404.1520(d) requires the Commissioner to find a claimant disabled without considering age, education, or work experience when the claimant meets or equals a listed impairment.

Pinnell v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-03-14(d)

If a claimant successfully carries this burden, the Commissioner will find the claimant disabled without considering the claimant’s age, education and work experience. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d). ... Based on this record, the ALJ’s decision is supported by substantial evidence. Plaintiff has not demonstrated that her condition constitutes either a “disorganization of motor function” or an “extreme limitation” as those terms are defined in the regulations. ... Nor has plaintiff established that she meets the paragraph B criteria. ... Accordingly, plaintiff’s claim of error is denied.

Section 404.1520 requires an adjudicator at step three to find disability when a claimant's impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, without considering age, education, or work experience.

Riddick v. Saul · filed 2022-03-15(a)(4)(iii)

When an ALJ finds that a claimant has a medically determinable impairment that is “severe,” the ALJ must determine whether the identified “impairment(s) meets or equals a listed impairment in appendix 1.” 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). Each impairment in the appendix “is sufficient, at step three, to create an irrebuttable presumption of disability” under the Social Security regulations. DeChirico v. Callahan, 134 F.3d 1177, 1180 (2d Cir. 1998) (citing 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d), 416.920(d)). “The regulations also provide for a finding of such a disability per se if an individual has an impairment that is ‘equal to’ a listed impairment.” Id. (citing 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d) (“If you have an impairment(s) which . . . is listed in appendix 1 or is equal to a listed impairment(s), we will find you disabled without considering your age, education, and work experience.”)).

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires an ALJ to determine whether a claimant’s impairments meet or medically equal a listed impairment.

SCHROEDER v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY · filed 2022-03-16(a)(4)(iii)

Step Three. Third, the claimant may show, based on medical evidence, that as of the DLI, his impairments met or equaled an impairment listed in the Social Security Regulations’ “Listings of Impairments” in 20 C.F.R. § 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... Because the Court agrees that the ALJ erred at step three of the sequential analysis, the Court will not consider the other arguments with respect to steps four and five.

Section 404.1520(d) requires the Commissioner to determine at step three whether a claimant's impairment or combination of impairments meets or equals a listed impairment.

Knight v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-03-21(d)

At step three of the sequential evaluation, the ALJ must determine whether the claimant has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals an impairment listed in Appendix 1 of the Regulations (the “Listings”). See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d), 416.920(d). ... The ALJ’s Listings analysis is undermined by the same errors outlined above related to Dr. Tedoff’s assessment. ... This aspect of the ALJ’s decision likewise was flawed.

At step three, the regulation requires an ALJ to determine whether a severe impairment meets or equals a listed impairment and to find the claimant disabled if it does.

Reina v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-03-22(d)

The Social Security Administration’s regulations require ALJs to follow a five-step sequence in evaluating disability claims. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4). ... If the ALJ identifies a severe impairment, then at step three, she must determine whether it meets or equals one of the impairments listed in Appendix 1 of the regulations (the “Listed Impairments”). Id. § 404.1520(d); 20 C.F.R. pt. 404, subpt. P, app. 1. If it does, the ALJ will deem the applicant disabled. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... Finally, Reina’s contention that the ALJ’s step-three analysis was procedurally deficient fails as well. ... For these reasons, the ALJ’s determination that Reina did not suffer from a Listing 1.02A impairment must be upheld.

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether the claimant’s severe impairments, alone or in combination, meet or equal a listed impairment; a separate equivalence analysis is unnecessary unless the claimant presents evidence supporting equivalence.

Clark v. Commissioner Social Security Administration · filed 2022-03-22(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the sequential evaluation process, the ALJ must consider whether a claimant’s severe impairments, either separately or in combination, meet or equal one of the presumptively disabling impairments listed in the regulations. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii); see 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P, App. 1. ... “An ALJ is not required to discuss the combined effects of a claimant’s impairments or compare them to any listing in an equivalency determination, unless the claimant presents evidence in an effort to establish equivalence.” ... The ALJ, therefore, did not err in failing to consider whether Plaintiff’s impairments equaled Listing 1.04A, where Plaintiff did not offer any distinct theory to that effect and the ALJ properly considered whether Plaintiff met the listing.

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) provides that a claimant is disabled when her impairment meets or equals a listed impairment and satisfies the duration requirement.

DeCaro v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-03-29(a)(4)(iii)

At the third step in the disability evaluation process, the Social Security Administration considers a claimant disabled if her impairment(s) “meets or equals one of our listings in appendix 1 of this subpart and meets the duration requirement.” See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... The court finds that the ALJ provided sufficient articulation of the decision’s findings on Listing 1.04(A).

At step three, Section 404.1520(d) requires an ALJ to decide whether the claimant’s impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Stork v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-04-05(d)

At step three of the disability analysis, an ALJ must determine whether the claimant’s impairment meets or equals a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d). ... Similar to those cases, the ALJ’s later analysis when formulating the RFC provides a sufficient explanation for why the ALJ determined that Mr. Stork did not meet Listing 1.04. ... Accordingly, the Court finds that the ALJ’s analysis when formulating the RFC, in addition to the ALJ’s reliance on the examining physician’s opinions, provides a sufficient logical bridge to the conclusion that Mr. Stork’s impairments did not meet or equal Listing 1.04(A).

Section 404.1520(d) requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether a claimant's impairments meet or medically equal a listed impairment.

Cook v. Kijakazi · filed 2022-04-05(d)

At step three of the five-step, sequential evaluation process, the ALJ must make a disability determination by evaluating whether a claimant’s impairments meet or medically equal a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d) and 416.920(a)(4)(iii).

At step three, an ALJ must determine whether a claimant’s medically determinable impairments meet or medically equal the severity of a listed impairment.

CONTE v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY · filed 2022-04-05(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, an ALJ considers whether the combination of the claimant’s medically determinable impairments meets or equals the severity of one of the impairments in the Listing of Impairments. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... In short, and fairly reading the ALJ’s decision as a whole, this Court concludes that substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s finding that Plaintiff’s impairments do not meet or medically equal any listing, including Listing 11.09.

Section 404.1520 establishes a five-step disability evaluation, and at step three a claimant is presumed disabled when the impairment meets or equals a listed impairment.

Anderson v. Kijakazi · filed 2022-04-14(a)(4)(iii)

The Commissioner has established a five-step process for determining disability within the meaning of the Act. ... At Step Three in the disability analysis, the ALJ must determine whether the claimant has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals an impairment listed in the Appendix to the federal regulations (the “Listings”). ... For the reasons above, the ALJ’s conclusion that Plaintiff did not meet or equal Listing 8.05 is not supported by substantial evidence, and not free of harmful legal error. Because Plaintiff met Listing 8.05 during the disability period, Plaintiff should have been presumed disabled at Step Three in the sequential analysis.

At step three, Section 404.1520 requires the claimant to show that an impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment; meeting all listing criteria establishes disability, while otherwise the evaluation proceeds to step four.

Thompson v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-04-18(a)(4)(iii), (d)-(e)

At step three, plaintiff carries the burden to show that she has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or medically equals the criteria of an impairment listed in 20 C.F.R. § 404, Subpart P, App. 1. Foster v. Halter, 279 F.3d 348, 354 (6th Cir. 2001); 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). If a claimant meets all of the criteria of a listed impairment, she is disabled; otherwise, the evaluation proceeds to step four. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d)-(e); Bowen v. Yuckert, 482 U.S. 137, 141 (1987); see also Rabbers, 582 F.3d at 653 (“A claimant must satisfy all of the criteria to meet the listing.”)

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires an ALJ to find a claimant disabled when the claimant’s impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Davis v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-05-27(a)(4)(iii)

The relevant Social Security regulations require the ALJ to find a claimant disabled if he meets or medically equals a listing. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii); Sullivan v. Zebley, 493 U.S. 521, 532 (1990).

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) places consideration of whether a claimant meets or equals a listed impairment at step three of the sequential evaluation.

Ash v. Saul · filed 2022-06-02(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the sequential evaluation, the ALJ considers whether the claimant meets or equals one of the impairments listed in 20 C.F.R. part 404, subpart P, appendix 1. The listings describe over one hundred conditions “severe enough to prevent an individual from doing any gainful activity, regardless of his or her age, education, or work experience.” 20 C.F.R. § 404.1525(a). To establish disability under a listing, a claimant must show her impairments meet or equal the listing criteria. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). A claimant must show that she satisfies all of the criteria for the listed impairment, and an impairment that satisfies only some of the criteria does not establish disability. See Sullivan v. Zebley, 493 U.S. 521, 530 (1990).

Section 404.1520(d) requires an ALJ to make an adequately explained step-three determination whether a claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment.

MANCINI v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY · filed 2022-06-29(d)

Here, the ALJ’s decision is inadequate. As Plaintiff notes, the ALJ simply states that “Listing 1.04 was considered.” (Pl.’s Reply Br. 2). These four words constitute the entirety of the ALJ’s findings and analysis at step three. That does not provide the Court any clue as to how the ALJ concluded that Plaintiff does not meet the listing criteria. The Court, therefore, finds that the AL] failed to “fully develop the record and explain his findings at step three, including an analysis of whether and why [the claimant's] . . . impairments, or those impairments combined, are or are not equivalent in severity to one of the listed impairments.” Burnett v. Comm of Soc. Sec. Admin., 200 F.3d 112, 120 (3d Cir. 2000).

Section 404.1520(d) treats a claimant as disabled at step three when an impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Blankenship v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-07-12(d)

“Under a theory of presumptive disability, a claimant is eligible for benefits if she has an impairment that meets or equals an impairment found in the Listing of Impairments.” Barnett v. Barnhart, 381 F.3d 664, 668 (7th Cir. 2004) (citing 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d); 20 C.F.R Part 404, Subpart P, App’x 1). ... Therefore, on remand, the ALJ should properly consider all of the criteria of listing 1.04(A) (or its revised equivalent) and the evidence relevant thereto, and adequately articulate her analysis of such listing so that her path of reasoning can be easily traced. See Clifford, 227 F.3d at 872 (“[W]e must be able to trace the ALJ’s path of reasoning.”).

Section 404.1520(d) provides that a claimant who meets or medically equals a listed impairment and satisfies the duration requirement is considered disabled.

Osterbur v. Kijakazi · filed 2022-07-26(d)

At step three, the ALJ determines whether claimant’s impairment or combination of impairments meets or medically equals the criteria of an impairment listed in 20 CFR Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1 (“Appendix 1”). 20 CFR §§ 404.1520(d), 404.1525 and 404.1526. ... If a claimant’s impairment or combination of impairments meets or medically equals the criteria for one of the impairments listed and meets the duration requirement of 20 CFR § 404.1509, the claimant is considered disabled. ... The court finds plaintiff qualified at step three because his impairments, spinal cord injury and nerve compression met the criteria of Listing 1.04(A) of Appendix 1. ... Plaintiff is disabled and entitled to benefits. 20 CFR § 404.1520(d).

Section 404.1520(d) requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether a claimant’s impairment meets or equals a listed impairment.

(SS) Jackson v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-08-04(d)

At step three in the sequential process, the ALJ is to determine if the claimant has an impairment that meets or equals one of a list of specific impairments described in the regulations.

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether the claimant’s impairments or combination of impairments meet or medically equal a listed impairment.

Tallman v. Kijakazi · filed 2022-08-05(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, the ALJ must determine whether the claimant’s impairments or combination of impairments meet or medically equal the severity of an impairment listed in 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii).

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the ALJ to determine at step three whether a claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment.

Heckenlively v. Kijakazi · filed 2022-08-10(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, the ALJ must determine if a claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii). ... Accordingly, the case is remanded for the ALJ to perform a new step-three analysis, including taking new medical expert testimony.

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires an ALJ to evaluate the relevant evidence before deciding that a claimant’s impairments do not meet or equal a listed impairment.

Hoffschneider v. Kijakazi · filed 2022-08-10(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the disability determination, “[a]n ALJ must evaluate the relevant evidence before concluding that a claimant’s impairments do not meet or equal a listed impairment.” Lewis v. Apfel, 236 F.3d 503, 512 (9th Cir. 2001); 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) (2013). ... The ALJ dispatched this step in one sentence. She found Listing 1.04 2 not met without addressing—at this or any step—multiple medical opinions indicating that Hoffschneider suffered from nerve root encroachment resulting in imperfect reflexes, limited mobility, and disabling back pain. 3 By failing to evaluate this evidence, the ALJ erred.

At step three, the regulation requires the ALJ to determine whether the claimant's impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment; if it does, the claimant is presumed disabled.

Light v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner · filed 2022-08-18(a)(4)(iii), (d)

At step three of the sequential process, an ALJ must determine whether a claimant's impairment or combination of impairments is of such a severity that it meets or medically equals the criteria of an impairment listed in 20 C.F.R. § 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1. The Listing of Impairments describes ailments that are considered severe enough to prevent a person from completing “any gainful activity, regardless of his or her age, education, or work experience.” 20 C.F.R. § 404.1525(a). If a claimant’s impairment “meets or equals one of the listed impairments, the claimant is conclusively presumed to be disabled.” Bowen v. Yuckert, 482 U.S. 137, 141 (1987); see also 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii),(d).

Section 404.1520 requires a claimant to meet every element of a Listing to be found disabled at step three of the sequential evaluation.

McCafferty v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-08-24(a)(4)(iii)

A claimant’s impairment must meet every element of a Listing before the Commissioner may conclude that he or she is disabled at step three of the sequential evaluation process. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520; Duncan v. Sec’y of Health & Human Servs., 801 F.2d 847, 855 (6th Cir. 1986).

Section 404.1520(d) provides that a claimant who meets or equals a listed impairment is found disabled at step three without further inquiry.

(SS) Buitrago v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-09-06(d)

At step three, the ALJ determines whether “a claimant’s impairment meets or equals an impairment listed in [20 C.F.R. part 404, subpart P, appendix 1].” Tackett v. Apfel, 180 F.3d 1094, 1099 (9th Cir. 1999). ... If a claimant meets or equals a listed impairment he or she will be found disabled at this step without further inquiry. Id. (citing 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d)).

Section 404.1520(d) provides that a claimant who meets or equals a listed impairment is found disabled at step three without considering age, education, or work experience.

VanWieren v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-09-13(d)

If a claimant successfully carries this burden, the Commissioner will find the claimant disabled without considering the claimant’s age, education and work experience. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d).

Section 404.1520(d) provides presumptive eligibility for benefits when a claimant has an impairment that meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Maddux v. Kijakazi · filed 2022-09-15(d)

A claimant is eligible for benefits if she has an impairment that meets or equals an impairment found in the listing of impairments. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d).

At step three, the regulation requires the ALJ to determine whether the claimant's impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment; if it does, the claimant is found disabled.

Clyburn v. Kijakazi · filed 2022-09-19(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the evaluation process, the ALJ must determine whether a claimant has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals an impairment contained in the Listings. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d). ... If a claimant meets the listed criteria for disability, he will be found to be disabled. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... Thus, the ALJ did not err by failing to specifically discuss equivalency in the decision. ... All of these findings are reasonable and constitute substantial evidence supporting the step three finding.

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the ALJ at step three to decide whether the claimant’s impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, which results in disability without further inquiry.

Briskey v. Kijakazi · filed 2022-09-26(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the sequential evaluation process, the ALJ considers whether one or more of the claimant’s impairments meets or equals an impairment listed in Appendix 1 to Subpart P of the regulations. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). Each Listing sets forth the “symptoms, signs, and laboratory findings” which must be established for a claimant’s impairment to meet the Listing. Tackett v. Apfel, 180 F.3d 1094, 1099 (9th Cir. 1999). If a condition meets or equals a Listing, the claimant is considered disabled without further inquiry. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d).

Section 404.1520(d) requires the ALJ to compare severe impairments with the listed impairments at step three; an implicit finding is permissible, but it must be supported by substantial evidence.

Torres v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-09-30(d)

As just stated, step three requires the ALJ to compare the claimant's severe impairment(s) to those in the listing of impairments. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d), subpart P, appendix 1. ... While the ALJ was not required to specifically discuss Listing 11.02 or to “mechanically recite” the evidence, Flemming, 535 F. App’x at 676, “an ALJ’s implicit conclusion regarding whether a claimant’s condition meets a Listing must still be supported by substantial evidence.” Nelson v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 19-cv-788, 2021 WL 1207753, at *4 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 31, 2021) (citing Prince v. Comm’r, Soc. Sec. Admin., 551 F. App’x 967, 970 (11th Cir. 2014)). ... And, after careful consideration of the ALJ’s decision, the Court finds that the ALJ’s purported “implicit” conclusion in this case is not supported by substantial evidence.

Section 404.1520 requires an ALJ at step three to determine whether a claimant's impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Drullinger v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration · filed 2022-10-03(a)(4)(iii), (d)

At step three of the evaluation process, the ALJ must determine whether the claimant has a “medically severe impairment” which, alone or in combination with other impairments, is so severe as to preclude “substantial gainful employment.” 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). To do so, the ALJ first looks to the list of impairments contained in 20 C.F.R. § 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1. If the claimant’s impairment is listed, the impairment is conclusively presumed disabling. If the claimant’s impairments are not listed, however, the ALJ must determine whether the impairments are equivalent to a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d).

At step three, an impairment that meets or equals a listed impairment results in a finding of disability without further inquiry.

(SS) Rodriguez v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-10-04(d)

At step three, the ALJ determines whether “a claimant’s impairment meets or equals an impairment listed in [20 C.F.R. part 404, subpart P, appendix 1].” Tackett v. Apfel, 180 F.3d 1094, 1099 (9th Cir. 1999). The Listing of Impairments describes specific impairments of each of the major body systems “which are considered severe enough to prevent a person from doing any gainful activity.” Id. (citing 20 C.F.R. § 404.1525). If a claimant meets or equals a listed impairment he or she will be found disabled at this step without further inquiry. Id. (citing 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d)).

Section 404.1520(d) requires the Commissioner to find a claimant disabled without regard to age, education, or previous work experience when the claimant’s condition meets or equals a Listing.

Fleming v. Kijakazi · filed 2022-10-11(d)

When a claimant’s condition meets or equals a Listing, the Commissioner must find the claimant disabled without regard to the claimant’s age, education, or previous work experience. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d) & 416.920(d).

At step three, § 404.1520(d) requires the ALJ to determine whether the claimant’s impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, and the determination must be explained sufficiently for meaningful judicial review.

NIEVES v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY · filed 2022-10-18(d)

But the ALJ does not describe why these documented events fail to meet Listing 11.02, rendering the Court unable to conduct a meaningful review of the ALJ’s reasoning.

Section 404.1520(d) provides that a claimant who meets all requirements of a listed impairment must be found disabled at step three, without proceeding to steps four and five.

(SS) Lee v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-11-08(d)

The Social Security regulations include a listing of impairments that are deemed severe enough to preclude a person from performing gainful activity. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d); Young v. Sullivan, 911 F.2d 180, 183-84 (9th Cir. 1990). If a clai mant shows that they meet all requirements of a listed impairment, the presumption of disability cannot be rebutted, and the ALJ must find disability without proceeding to steps four and five. See Lewis v. Apfel, 236 F.3d 503, 512 (9th Cir. 2001).

At step three, a claimant who meets or equals a listed impairment is presumptively disabled without considering age, education, or work experience.

Diggs v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION · filed 2022-11-09(d)

At step three of the analysis, “[a] claimant who meets or equals a listed impairment is presumptively disabled, without consideration of her age, education, or work experience.” Lee, 529 F. App'x at 710; see also 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d).

Section 404.1520(d) requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether a claimant's severe impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Kevan v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-11-10(d)

At step three, the ALJ must equate the claimant’s severe impairment to one of a number of listed impairments. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d). ... Thus, if the record indicates that the claimant exhibited signs of the impairments the ALJ found severe, the failure to consider the applicability of listed or closely analogous listed impairments results in a legal error.

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires determining whether a claimant’s severe impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment; if it does, the claimant is disabled.

Jaeger v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration · filed 2022-12-02(a)(4)(iii)

The Step Three analysis centers on the medical severity of a claimant’s impairment and whether a claimant meets a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... The ALJ appropriately assessed the paragraph B factors to conclude Mr. Jaeger does not meet Listing 12.03.

At step three, the impairment or combination of impairments must meet or equal the criteria of a listed impairment for the claimant to be found disabled.

Bronson v. Kijakazi · filed 2022-12-15(a)(4)(iii), (d)

At step three of the sequential evaluation, the ALJ must determine whether the individual’s severe impairment meets or equals the criteria of any impairment listed in Appendix 1 of the regulations. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), (d); 416.920(a)(4)(iii), (d); see 20 C.F.R. § 404 Subpt. P, App. 1. If an individual’s impairment, or combination of impairments, matches the requirements of the relevant listing, then the individual is disabled. Id. §§ 404.1520(d), 416.920(d).

Section 404.1520(d) requires an ALJ at Step Three to decide whether a claimant's impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment; if it does and lasts long enough, the claimant is deemed disabled without proceeding to later steps.

Peterson v. Kijakazi · filed 2023-01-20(d)

At Step Three of the sequential evaluation process, an ALJ must determine whether a claimant’s impairment or impairments meet or equal an impairment listed at Appendix 1 to Subpart P of 20 C.F.R. § 404. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d). If so, and if the impairment is of sufficient duration, the claimant is deemed disabled and the inquiry ends without the ALJ proceeding to Steps Four and Five.

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) provides that a claimant is disabled at step three when her impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Johnson v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2023-02-09(a)(4)(iii)

At the third step, a claimant will be found disabled if her impairment meets or medically equals one of the listings in the Listing of Impairments. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii); Turner v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 381 F. App’x 488, 491 (6th Cir. 2010). ... Essentially, the ALJ provided a very detailed analysis of the medical and other evidence in the record showing that Plaintiff’s Meniere’s disease did not meet the medical requirements in Listing 2.07 during the relevant time period. Further, the ALJ’s findings are supported by substantial evidence in the record. Thus, Plaintiff is not entitled to relief on this claim challenging the ALJ’s finding at step three.

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the claimant to show that an impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment; otherwise, the evaluation proceeds to step four.

WILLE v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY · filed 2023-02-09(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, the claimant may show, based on medical evidence, that his impairments met or equaled an impairment listed in the Social Security Regulations’ “Listings of Impairments” in 20 C.F.R. § Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1 (“Listings”).3 See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) & 416.920(a)(4)(iii). If the claimant makes such a showing, he is presumptively disabled and entitled to benefits. If he does not make the showing, he proceeds to step four.

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires evaluating at step three whether a severe impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment, and subsection (d) provides that a claimant who meets or equals a listing is disabled without considering age, education, or work experience.

Kimbrel v. Social Security Administration · filed 2023-02-09(a)(4)(iii), (d)

At step three of the sequential evaluation, the ALJ considers whether a claimant’s severe impairment(s) meets or medically equals one of the listed impairments the Commissioner deems sufficiently severe as to preclude substantial gainful activity. See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii); 20 C.F.R. pt. 404, Subpt. P, App. 1. If a claimant’s medically severe impairment(s) meets or equals one of the listed impairments, he will be found disabled without considering his age, education, and work experience. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d), 416.920(d). ... Accordingly, even if the ALJ’s findings at step three were not supported by substantial evidence, any step-three error would be harmless.

At step three, if a claimant’s impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, the Commissioner must find the claimant disabled and end the sequential analysis.

Coleman v. Saul · filed 2023-02-27(a)(4)

Because the record evidence demonstrates as a matter of law that Ms. C.’s condition meets or equals both the Paragraph A and Paragraph B requirements for Listing 12.15, the Commissioner was required to find her disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act and “the analysis is over.” 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4), 416.920(a)(4) (describing the step three inquiry); Warfield, 134 F. Supp. 3d at 18 (quoted language).

At step three of the disability determination process, the ALJ must evaluate whether the claimant's impairments meet or equal a listed impairment.

Upshaw v. Kijakazi · filed 2022-09-26(d)

At step three, an ALJ must evaluate a claimant’s impairments to see if they meet or equal any of the impairments listed in 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d); see also Tackett v. Apfel, 180 F.3d 1094, 1098 (9th Cir. 1999).

Section 404.1520(d) requires the ALJ to decide at step three whether the claimant’s impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, including by addressing Paragraph C when that alternative listing route is potentially applicable.

Torres v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration · filed 2022-09-29(d)

At Step Three, the Commissioner must decide whether the claimant’s impairment is equivalent to a specific list of impairments contained in the regulations’ Appendix 1 (the “Listings”), which the Commissioner acknowledges are so severe as to preclude substantial gainful activity. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d); 20 C.F.R. § 404, Subpt. P, App. 1. If the claimant’s impairment meets or equals one of the listed impairments, he is conclusively presumed to be disabled. ... Listings 12.03 and 12.04 each require that either both Paragraph A and Paragraph B or Paragraph A and Paragraph C criteria are satisfied. 20 C.F.R. § Pt. 404, Subpt. P, App. 1. The requirements of 12.03 and 12.04 could therefore be met even if Paragraph B’s criteria are not. As a result, it is essential that the ALJ analyze Paragraph C criteria when considering 12.03 and 12.04. Therefore, the ALJ’s findings regarding these two listings are not sufficiently supported.

Section 404.1520(d) requires the ALJ to determine at step three whether the claimant’s impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Chauncey v. Saul · filed 2022-09-30(d)

At step three, the ALJ determines whether claimant’s impairment or combination of impairments meets or medically equals the criteria of an impairment listed in 20 CFR Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1 (“Appendix 1”). 20 CFR §§ 404.1520(d), 404.1525, and 404.1526. ... The court finds that Mr. C.’s impairment did not meet Listing 4.02, so the ALJ did not err in failing to consider and evaluate the listing.

Section 404.1520(d) places the burden on the claimant at step three to show that an impairment meets a Listing and requires an adequate explanation when a colorable claim is rejected.

Clarke v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2022-10-25(d)

At step 3, the plaintiff bears the burden to prove that he meets the requirements of a Listing. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d). If the plaintiff provides evidence to support a colorable finding of disability under one of the Listings, then the ALJ “must provide an explanation of his reasoning as to why he believes the requirements are not met and explain the credibility determinations and inferences he drew in reaching that conclusion.”

At step three of the disability evaluation, the regulation requires the ALJ to determine whether the claimant’s impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Ipson v. Kijakazi · filed 2023-03-21(a)(4)(iii)

The question here is whether substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s finding at step three that Plaintiff’s severe impairments did not meet or medically equal the criteria in listing 1.20D for amputation due to any cause (ECF 25 at 12; Tr. at 138–40). 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) (at the third step, ALJ’s consider if a claimant has an impairment that meets or equals a listing); 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, Subpt. P., App. 1, § 1.20D; see also 20 C.F.R. § 404.1525.

At Step Three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires an ALJ to consider whether a claimant’s impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment, but it does not impose a heightened articulation standard.

Sellers v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2023-03-27(a)(4)(iii)

The regulations do not specify how much discussion an ALJ must provide regarding those Listings as to which a substantial question is raised. However, the Sixth Circuit has held that in evaluating whether a claimant has met a particular Listing, an ALJ must “actually evaluate the evidence, compare it to . . . the [relevant] Listing, and give an explained conclusion, in order to facilitate meaningful judicial review.” Reynolds, 424 F. App’x at 416. ... This is not a heightened articulation standard because as the Sixth Circuit has also acknowledged the applicable regulations only require the ALJ to consider whether the Listings are applicable; they do not require the ALJ to provide “good reasons” as in the context of the former treating physician rule. Forrest v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 591 F. App’x 359, 365 (6th Cir. 2014) (citing 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(3), (a)(4)(iii) and Bowie v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 539 F.3d 395, 400 (6th Cir. 2008), as amended); Bledsoe v. Barnhart, 165 F. App’x 408, 411 (6th Cir. 2006).

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the ALJ to determine whether the claimant’s impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment; if it does, the sequential evaluation ends.

Cook v. Kijakazi (CONSENT) · filed 2023-03-30(a)(4)(iii)

To make such a determination, the ALJ employs a five-step sequential evaluation process. See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520 & 416.920. ... (3) Does the person’s impairment meet or equal one of the specific impairments set forth in 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, Subpt. P, App. 1 [the Listing of Impairments]? ... An affirmative answer to any of the above questions leads either to the next question, or, on steps three and five, to a finding of disability. A negative answer to any question, other than step three, leads to a determination of “not disabled.” ... Here, whether Plaintiff presented evidence establishing the first requirement under Listing 1.02—that Plaintiff’s avascular necrosis constituted a gross anatomical deformity—does not need to be determined as Plaintiff failed to show that he could not ambulate effectively. ... Accordingly, based upon the ALJ’s consideration of the record as a whole, the court concludes that substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s determination that Plaintiff does not have an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or medically equals a listed impairment, namely Listing 1.02.

At step three of the disability evaluation, § 404.1520 requires the ALJ to determine whether the claimant's impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment; if it does, the claimant is found disabled without further inquiry.

Dyer v. Kijakazi · filed 2023-03-31(a)(4)(iii), (d)

At step three, Social Security regulations provide that a claimant is disabled if he or she meets or medically equals a listed impairment set forth in the Listings. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii) (“If you have an impairment(s) that meets or equals one of our listings . . . we will find that you are disabled.”), 404.1520(d), 416.920(d) (“If you have an impairment(s) which . . . is listed in Appendix 1 or is equal to a listed impairment(s), we will find you disabled without considering your age, education, and work experience.”). In other words, if a claimant meets or equals a Listing, he or she will be found disabled at this step “without further inquiry.” ... Here, plaintiff failed to demonstrate her impairments met or were medically equivalent to any Listing. ... As explained above, it is plaintiff’s burden to establish she either meets or medically equals Listing 8.03. ... Here, as in Lewis, the ALJ discussed and evaluated evidence supporting the conclusion at step three that plaintiff did not meet Listing 8.03, or any Listing. ... Accordingly, the ALJ did not err at step three.

At step three, Section 404.1520 requires a claimant to show that an impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment; if all listing criteria are met, the claimant is disabled, otherwise the evaluation proceeds to step four.

Beekman v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2023-05-02(d)-(e)

At step three of the sequential evaluation process, plaintiff carries the burden to show that she has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or medically equals the criteria of an impairment listed in 20 C.F.R. § 404, Subpart P, App. 1. ... If a claimant meets all of the criteria of a listed impairment, she is disabled; otherwise, the evaluation proceeds to step four. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d)-(e); ... That the ALJ did not reference fibromyalgia at step three of the sequential evaluation process, specifically, does not change the result.

Section 404.1520(d) requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether a claimant’s impairment or combination of impairments meets or equals a listed impairment and to adequately consider evidence bearing on that determination.

Dillard v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration · filed 2023-05-09(d)

At step three of the sequential evaluation process, the ALJ determines if a claimant has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals an impairment contained in the Listing of Impairments. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d). ... Although a claimant bears the burden of proving that she has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals the criteria of a listed impairment, an ALJ must still adequately discuss and evaluate the evidence before concluding that a claimant’s impairments fail to meet or equal a listing. ... Because the ALJ improperly failed to consider Dr. Pereyra’s opinion that Plaintiff met Listing 12.11 between December 10, 2011, and November 30, 2016, the Court cannot affirm the ALJ’s decision where the ALJ failed to address whether Plaintiff met Listing 12.11 for a closed period and whether Plaintiff improved following November 30, 2016, such that Plaintiff was capable of work.

At step three, § 404.1520(d) requires the ALJ to determine whether the claimant's impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, which results in a conclusive presumption of disability.

Vasquez v. Kijakazi · filed 2023-06-05(d)

At step three of the sequential evaluation, the ALJ must determine whether the claimant has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals an impairment listed in Appendix 1 of the Regulations (the “Listings”). See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d), 416.920(d). If a claimant meets or equals a listed impairment, she is “conclusively presumed to be disabled and entitled to benefits.”

Section 404.1520(d) requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether the claimant’s impairment or combination of impairments meets or equals a listed impairment; meeting or equaling a Listing establishes disability.

Dunnigan v. Kijakazi · filed 2023-06-11(d)

At step three of the sequential evaluation, the ALJ must determine whether the claimant has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or equals an impairment listed in Appendix 1 of the Regulations (the “Listings”). See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d), 416.920(d). If a claimant meets or equals a listed impairment, she is “conclusively presumed to be disabled and entitled to benefits.”

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires evaluation at step three of whether an impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment; under subsections (d)-(e), meeting a listing results in disability, while otherwise evaluation proceeds to step four.

Brandt v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2023-06-26(a)(4)(iii), (d)-(e)

At step three of the sequential evaluation process, plaintiff carries the burden to show that he has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or medically equals the criteria of an impairment listed in 20 C.F.R. § 404, Subpart P, App. 1. ... If a claimant meets all of the criteria of a listed impairment, he is disabled; otherwise, the evaluation proceeds to step four. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(d)-(e); Bowen v. Yuckert, 482 U.S. 137, 141 (1987); see also Rabbers, 582 F.3d at 653 (citing 20 C.F.R. § 404.1525(c)(3)) (“A claimant must satisfy all of the criteria to meet the listing.”) ... The ALJ’s failure to address the frequency and duration factors in Listing 11.02B and D prevents meaningful judicial review. ... On remand, the ALJ must reevaluate plaintiff’s severe headache impairment at step three of the sequential evaluation process and provide a full discussion of Listing 11.02B and D equivalency.

At step three of the sequential disability analysis, a claimant who does not satisfy a Listing fails to establish disability at that step.

Gottron v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration · filed 2023-06-30(d)

Because the Magistrate Judge is entirely correct that Gottron has not satisfied a Listing, he fails at step three of the five-step sequential analysis, and there is no need for me to consider his Objection regarding step four, the ALJ’s RFC analysis.

Section 404.1520 requires a claimant at Step Three to show that an impairment meets or medically equals all criteria of a listed impairment; otherwise, the evaluation proceeds to Step Four.

Brooks v. Social Security Administration · filed 2023-07-12(a)(4)(iii), (d)-(e)

At Step Three, a claimant has the burden to show that he has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or medically equals the criteria of an impairment listed in 20 C.F.R. § 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1. ... If the claimant meets all of the criteria of a listed impairment, he is disabled; otherwise, the evaluation proceeds to Step Four. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d)-(e); Bowen v. Yuckert, 482 U.S. 137, 141 (1987); see also Rabbers v. Comm’r of SSA, 582 F.3d 647, 653 (6th Cir. 2009) (“A claimant must satisfy all of the criteria to meet the listing.”).

Under § 404.1520(d), satisfying the requirements of a listed impairment is a finding of disability at step three.

Routh v. Commissioner Social Security Administration · filed 2023-07-18(d)

In this case, the finding that a plaintiff’s impairments satisfied the requirements of a listing is synonymous with a finding of disability, see 20 C.F.R. 404.1520(d), and there is nothing in the record that would suggest that plaintiff did not meet the duration requirement.

Section 404.1520 requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether the claimant’s severe impairments meet or medically equal a listed impairment; a claimant who satisfies the applicable listing criteria is disabled.

Brejtfus v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2023-07-24(a)(4)(iii), (d)

At step three, the ALJ must decide whether the claimant’s severe impairments meet or medically equal a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), (d); 20 C.F.R. § 416.920(a)(4)(iii), (d). ... In sum, substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s finding that Plaintiff’s mental impairments did not meet or equal the severity of a listed impairment, including Listing 12.03 and Listing 12.04.

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires a claimant to show that an impairment or combination of impairments meets or equals a listed impairment; otherwise the disability analysis proceeds to the next step.

VILLANUEVA v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY · filed 2023-07-31(a)(4)(iii)

Step Three requires that a claimant provide evidence that their impairments are equal to at least one of the impairments listed in Appendix 1 of the regulations. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... On review of Judge Damille’s decision and the record, the Court finds that substantial evidence supports Judge Damille’s Step Three determination, including his conclusion that none of Francisco’s impairments in combination met any listing.

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether the claimant's impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Smith v. Social Security Administration · filed 2023-08-21(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the sequential process, an ALJ determines whether an impairment “meets or equals” a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... Plaintiff does not contest these findings, which are supported by substantial evidence. As such, Plaintiff could not show that any of her impairments meet Listing 12.05B. Any failure to consider Listing 12.05B, would, therefore, be harmless.

At step three, a claimant who meets or medically equals a listed impairment is presumed disabled regardless of age, education, or work experience.

Ward v. Commissioner Social Security Administration · filed 2023-08-31(a)(4)(iii), (d)

If a claimant meets or medically equals a listed impairment at step three of the sequential analysis, she is presumed disabled regardless of age, education, or work experience. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), (d).

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the ALJ to determine whether a claimant's impairment meets or equals a listed impairment.

(SS) Manor v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2023-09-08(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the sequential evaluation, the ALJ must determine whether a claimant’s impairment or impairments meet or equal one of the specific impairments set forth in the Listings. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii).

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the ALJ to determine whether a claimant's impairment meets or equals a listed impairment.

(SS) Alawad v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2023-09-18(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the sequential evaluation, the ALJ must determine whether a claimant’s impairment or impairments meet or equal one of the specific impairments set forth in the Listings. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii).

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the step-three disability analysis to determine whether an impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment, and a claimant is disabled when the duration and all listing criteria are satisfied.

Falardo-Weller v. Kijakazi · filed 2023-09-18(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the disability analysis, the ALJ considers whether the combination of the claimant’s medically determinable impairments meets or is equal to one of the impairments listed in 20 C.F.R., Pt. 404, Subpt. P, Appx. 1 (“listings”). 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). If a claimant has an impairment that meets the twelve-month duration requirement and meets or equals all the criteria of a listing, the claimant is found disabled. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). ... Upon consideration of the ALJ’s decision, the Court finds the ALJ’s analysis to be deficient. Because the ALJ’s analysis did not individually evaluate any sections of Listing 11.02, the ALJ’s decision prevents the Court from conducting a meaningful, albeit deferential, review.

At step three, § 404.1520 requires the ALJ to determine whether a claimant’s impairment meets or equals a listed impairment, and a matching impairment establishes disability.

Simmons v. Kijakazi · filed 2023-03-28(a)(4)(iii), (d)

At step three of the sequential evaluation, the ALJ must determine whether the individual’s severe impairment meets or equals the criteria of any impairment listed in Appendix 1 of the regulations (“listings”). 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), (d); 416.920(a)(4)(iii), (d); see 20 C.F.R. § 404 Subpt. P, App. 1. If an individual’s impairment, or combination of impairments, matches the requirements of the relevant listing, then the individual is disabled. Id. §§ 404.1520(d), 416.920(d).

Section 404.1520(d) provides that a claimant may be eligible for benefits when an impairment meets or medically equals an impairment in the Listing of Impairments.

Pope v. Kijakazi · filed 2023-09-28(d)

Under a theory of presumptive disability, a claimant may be eligible for benefits if he has an impairment that meets or equals an impairment found in the Listing of Impairments. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d); 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, subpt. P, App. 1. ... Thus, even assuming, arguendo, that Plaintiff demonstrated that she had a complex fracture under continuing surgical care, the ALJ’s conclusion that Plaintiff did not have an inability to “independently initiate, sustain, and complete work-related activities involving fine and gross movements” was supported by substantial evidence. Accordingly, the ALJ properly concluded that Plaintiff’s elbow fracture did not meet Listing 1.23.

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) directs that a claimant is disabled at step three when the claimant's impairment meets or equals a listed impairment.

Hreha v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration · filed 2023-09-30(a)(4)(iii)

At Step Three of the disability evaluation process, a claimant will be found disabled if his impairment meets or equals one of the listings in the Listing of Impairments. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). The claimant bears the burden of establishing that his condition meets or equals a listing.

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the Commissioner to determine at step three whether a claimant's impairments meet or equal a listed impairment; the court applied that requirement in rejecting the claimant's Listing 11.02 and 14.09D arguments.

Nelson v. Kijakazi · filed 2023-11-03(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, the ALJ must determine if a claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii). ... Here, the ALJ concluded that Plaintiff’s impairments and combinations of impairments did not meet or equal any listings, including Listings 11.02 and 14.09D. ... Plaintiff is not entitled to remand on these grounds.

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the Commissioner to determine whether a claimant's impairments meet or medically equal a relevant listed impairment.

Lewis v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration · filed 2023-12-04(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the disability evaluation process, the Commissioner must consider whether a claimant’s impairments meet or medically equal any of the relevant listing requirements of 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P, App. 1, 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii); 416.920(a)(4)(iii).

At step three, the regulation treats a claimant who meets or medically equals a listed impairment as disabled regardless of age, education, or work experience.

Kim v. Commissioner Social Security Administration · filed 2023-12-08(a)(4)(iii), (d)

If a claimant meets or medically equals a listed impairment at step three of the sequential analysis, he is presumed disabled regardless of age, education, or work experience. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), (d).

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether the claimant's impairments meet or equal a listed impairment.

Buchheit v. O'Malley · filed 2023-12-27(a)(4)(iii)

At step three, the ALJ must determine if a claimant’s impairments meet or equal a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), 416.920(a)(4)(iii). ... Here, the ALJ found that Plaintiff’s impairments and combinations of impairments did not meet or equal any listings, including Listings 12.03, 12.04, and 12.15. Tr. 706. ... As such, the ALJ did not err at step three. Plaintiff is not entitled to remand on these grounds.

At step three of the sequential evaluation, the ALJ must consider the claimant's relevant mental diagnoses when determining whether the impairments equal a listed impairment.

UNRUH v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY · filed 2024-01-25(a)(4)(iii)

The Court agrees with Plaintiff that the ALJ should have considered these mental diagnoses at step three. ... Yet, the ALJ failed to discuss Plaintiff's diagnoses of bipolar disorder with psychotic features and dissociative identity disorder at a// in her decision, despite several medical records citing to such impairments. ... Without the ALJ’s explanation as to why the disorders were not included in her findings, this Court cannot determine whether the reasons for omitting or disregarding them were proper.

Section 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) requires an ALJ at step three to determine whether a claimant’s impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment.

Moore v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2024-02-16(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the sequential analysis, the ALJ must determine if a plaintiff suffers from a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520, 416.920. ... The ALJ’s finding that plaintiff’s mental impairment did not satisfy the paragraph B criteria is supported by substantial evidence. ... For all of the above stated reasons, the court finds that the ALJ’s step three-findings are supported by substantial evidence and were not the result of legal error. Accordingly, remand is not warranted on this basis.

At step three, § 404.1520 requires the ALJ to decide whether an impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment; meeting all listing criteria results in disability, while failure to meet them moves the evaluation to step four.

Martin v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2024-03-12(a)(4)(iii), (d)-(e)

At step three of the sequential evaluation process, plaintiff carries the burden to show that he has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or medically equals the criteria of an impairment listed in 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, Subpart P, App. 1. Foster v. Halter, 279 F.3d 348, 354 (6th Cir. 2001); 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(iii); 416.920(a)(4)(iii). If a claimant meets all of the criteria of a listed impairment, he is disabled; otherwise, the evaluation proceeds to step four. ... As plaintiff has amply shown that he reasonably could meet or equal every requirement of Listings 12.03 A and C and 12.04 A and C, the Court finds the ALJ’s step three finding is not supported by substantial evidence and must be reversed and remanded for further proceedings.

Section 404.1520 requires disability claims to be evaluated through a five-step sequence, including a step-three determination whether the claimant's impairments meet or equal a listed impairment.

Deamer v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration · filed 2024-05-23(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the disability evaluation process, a claimant will be found disabled if his or her impairments meet or equal one of the listings in the Listing of Impairments. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii).

Section 404.1520 requires the ALJ to determine at step three whether a claimant suffers from a listed impairment.

Wickham v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2024-05-30(a)(4)(iii)

At step three of the sequential analysis, the ALJ must determine if a plaintiff suffers from a listed impairment. See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520, 416.920; see also Gabriel C. v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., No. 6:18-CV-671 (ATB), 2019 WL 4466983, at *4 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 18, 2019).

Section 404.1520 requires the ALJ at step three to determine whether a claimant’s impairment meets or medically equals a listed impairment; if it does, the claimant is disabled and the evaluation proceeds no further.

Salisbury v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2024-07-05(a)(4)(iii), (d)-(e)

At step three, the ALJ must compare a claimant’s impairments to an enumerated list of medical conditions that the Social Security Administration has deemed “severe enough to prevent an individual from doing any gainful activity, regardless of his or her age, education, or work experience.” 20 C.F.R. § 404.1525(a). Each Listing describes “the objective medical and other findings needed to satisfy the criteria of that listing.” 20 C.F.R. § 404.1525(c)(3). The claimant bears the burden to show she has an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or medically equals the criteria of an impairment listed in 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, Subpt. P, App. 1. See Foster v. Halter, 279 F.3d 348, 354 (6th Cir. 2001); 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). If a claimant meets or medically equals all of the criteria for a listed impairment, she is disabled; otherwise, the evaluation proceeds to step four. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(d)-(e); see also Rabbers, 582 F.3d at 653 (“A claimant must satisfy all of the criteria to meet the listing.”).

At step three, § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii) and (d) require the Commissioner to determine whether the claimant’s severe impairments meet or medically equal a listed impairment, and a claimant who satisfies all listing criteria is disabled.

Hall v. Commissioner of Social Security · filed 2024-07-12(a)(4)(iii), (d)

At step three, the Commissioner must decide whether the claimant’s severe impairments meet or medically equal a listed impairment. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii), (d); 20 C.F.R. § 416.920(a)(4)(iii), (d). ... For an impairment to meet a listing, a plaintiff must show that it meets all the specified medical criteria. ... If a plaintiff satisfies all of the criteria of a listing, then he is considered disabled. ... Dr. Vonetes, however, completed his evaluations in December 2022, nearly 11 years after the date last insured of December 31, 2011. ... Thus, there is no inconsistency in the ALJ’s statement that through the date last insured, no medical expert opined Plaintiff’s impairments or combination of impairments equaled in severity to the criteria of any listed impairment. ... Substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s step three findings.