The assessment considers education, work history, transferable skills, physical and cognitive restrictions, and labor market conditions. It supports or contests lost earning capacity claims.
Labor market surveys identify available positions.
Alternative Names:
Vocational Evaluation|Employability Assessment
Why it Matters?
Labor market surveys identifying actual available positions within restrictions are the most effective response to a total disability claim, since abstract employability opinions carry less weight than documented openings with wage data. Transferable skills analysis is separately valuable where a claimant cannot return to prior work but retains capacity for related occupations. The assessment should account for the local market rather than national data.
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What is most effective against a total disability claim?
Should national or local data be used?
