Description: Social Security's grid rules recognize that claimants over 50 with medical issues should be considered "disabled" since few jobs exist.
Social Security's Grid Rules
When you apply for disability, Social Security evaluates your case using a very detailed set of rules called the grid rules . These rules are designed to help Social Security employees, no matter where they are located, evaluate every case in a uniform manner.
Many of Social Security’s rules deal with the evaluation of medical information. However, Social Security has published some lesser known rules called the “medical-vocational guidelines” that focus less on medical problems and more on your age, education and work background. Most Social Security lawyers and judges refer to these rules as the “grid rules” because they are set out in a 5 column table.