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Dear Phil: I read your message several days ago, but despite a search, I did not find the impairment list until now. Under 11.01 (Neurological Impairments) there is: 11.06 Parkinsonian Syndrome. With the following signs; Significant rigidity , bradykinesia, or tremor in two extremities, which, singly or in combination, result in sustained disturbance of gross and dexterous movements, or gait and station. I am no expert, but I understand having PD does not ipso facto lead to disability benefits from SS, but a determination is made whether the PD satisfies 11.06. Incidentally, while typing 11.06 I noted some lack of grammatical clarity. I have double checked my transcription. Allan On Sun, 21 Apr 1996, Phil Tompkins wrote: > The Social Security Handbook, in Chapter 6, paragraph 607, states > that "medical evidence alone may establish that a person ... is > disabled where it establishes the presence of an impairment > included in the Listing of Impairments ... provided that other > evidence does not show the person to be engaged in substantial > gainful activity. ... The Listing of Impairments is set out in > SSA regulations and used by SSA to determine a disabling level of > impairment. This Listing contains examples of common impairments > for each of the major body systems which are deemed to be of such > severity as to prevent a person from doing any gainful activity ... " > > Does anyone know whether Parkinson's disease is on the list? > Is the list accessible on-line? Where? > > Phil >