(1) If you have more than one impairment, we determine the overall severity rating by deciding if your impairments have a combined effect on your ability to be gainfully employed.
(2) When you have two or more diagnosed impairments that limit work activities, we assign an overall severity rating as follows:
Condition | Severity Rating |
(a) | All impairments are mild and there is no cumulative effect on basic work activities. | Mild | 2 |
(b) | All impairments are mild and there is a significant cumulative effect on one or more basic work activities. | Moderate | 3 |
(c) | Two or more impairments are of moderate severity and there is a very significant cumulative effect on basic work activities. | Marked | 4 |
(d) | Two or more impairments are of marked severity. | Severe | 5 |
(3) We deny incapacity at this step when the overall severity rating is two.
(4) We approve incapacity at this step when the overall severity rating is five.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
74.04.050,
74.040.055 [74.04.055],
74.04.057,
74.08.090, and 2018 c 48. WSR 18-18-007, § 388-447-0060, filed 8/23/18, effective 9/23/18. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.04.005,
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.08.090,
74.08A.100,
74.04.770,
74.08.025,
74.62.030, and 2013 2nd sp.s. c 10. WSR 13-24-044, § 388-447-0060, filed 11/26/13, effective 1/1/14.]