List of Social Security Acronyms

This list identifies many of the common abbreviations used by the Social Security Administration in Social Security Disability claims, particularly Title II (Social Security Disability Insurance) and Title XVI (Supplemental Security Income).

List of Social Security Acronyms

A • B • C • D • E • F • G • H • I • J • K • L • M • N • O • P • Q • R • S • T • U • V • W • X • Y • Z

A
AACT	Abbreviated Account query – Title II
AAJ	Administrative Appeals Judge – AC adjudicator
AC	Appeals Council
ACE	Average Current Earnings – factor used in WC offset calculation
ADL	Activities of Daily Living
AI	Aged Individual – Title XVI
ALJ	Administrative Law Judge
AME	Agreed Medical Examiner – WC term
AOD	Alleged Onset of Disability or Alleged Onset Date
AR	Acquiescence Ruling
AUSA	Assistant U.S. Attorney

B
BHA	Bureau of Hearing and Appeals – former name of ODAR
BO	Branch Office – sub-office of a DO
BWO	Blind Work Expenses

C
CAB	Civil Actions Branch of AC
CALJ	Chief ALJ
CDB	Childhood Disability Benefits – Title II
CE	Consultative Examination or Examiner / Consultative Examination
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CIB	Child’s Insurance Benefits – Title II
COBRA	Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
COLA	Cost of Living Adjustment

D
DAA	Drug Addiction and/or Alcoholism / “Drugs and Alcohol”
DAC	Disabled Adult Child – Title II
DED	Disability Evaluation Division – the state agency
DE	Disability Examiner
DEQY	Detailed Earnings Query – Title II
DDS	Disability Determination Service – the state agency
DHHS	Department of Health and Human Services – former SSA parent agency
DI	Disabled Individual – Title XVI
DIB	Disability Insurance Benefits – Title II
DISM	Same as DSM, the preferred acronym
DISM	Disability Insurance State Manual
DIWC	Disabled Individual, Worker or Child – Title II claim type
DJ	District Judge
DLI	Date Last Insured – Title II disability insured status
DLM	Date Last Met – same as DLI
DO	District Office – local SSA field office
DOB	Date of Birth
DOE	Date of Entitlement – Title II
DOT	Dictionary of Occupational Titles
DSM	Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

E
EAJA	Equal Access to Justice Act
EOD	Established Onset of Disability
EPE	Extended Period of Eligibility – Title II
ER	Earnings Record

F
FBM	First Benefit Month
FBR	Federal Benefit Rate – Title XVI
FIB	Father’s Insurance Benefits – Title II
FMAX	Family Maximum – Title II benefit limit
FO	Field Office – a DO or a BO
FOIA	Freedom of Information Act

G
GLPSC	Great Lakes Program Service Center – PC4

H
HA	Hearing Assistant
HALLEX	Hearings, Appeals and Litigation Law [Lex] – OHA policy manual
HCFA	Health Care Finance Administration
HE	Hearing Examiner – former title of ALJ
HIA	Health Insurance, Part A – Medicare
HIB	Health Insurance, Part B – Medicare
HOCALJ	Hearing Office Chief ALJ
HOA	Hearing Office Administrator
HOM	Hearing Office Manager
HOSA	Hearing Office Systems Administrator
HPI	Hearing Process Improvement

I
IAP	Interim Assistance Program – Title XVI
IAR	Interim Assistance Reimbursement – Title XVI
ICD	International Classification of Diseases
ID	Initial Determination
IEP	Initial Enrollment Period – SMIB
IFA	Individualized Functional Assessment – former SSI child dib. standard
IME	Independent Medical Examiner – WC term
IRWE	Impairment-Related Work Expense
ISM	In-kind Support & Maintenance – Title XVI

L
LMER	Last Met Earnings Requirement – same as DLI
LPC	Legal Processing Clerk
LSDP	Lump-Sum Death Payment

M
MA	Medical Advisor – former title of an ME
MAMPSC	Mid-America Program Service Center – PC6
MATPSC	Mid-Atlantic Program Service Center – PC2
MBR	Master Beneficiary Record – Title II
ME	Medical Expert = designated at OHA level
MER	Medical Evidence of Record [also MEOR]
MIB	Mother’s Insurance Benefits – Title II
MRFC	Mental RFC
MSS	Medical Source Statement

N
NEPSC	Northeastern Program Service Center
NH	Number Holder – “Wage Earner” – Title II

O
OASDI	Old-Age, Survivor & Disability Insurance – Title II
OCRO	Office of Central Records Operations – Baltimore, MD – PC9
ODAR	Office of Disability, Adjudication, and Review (formerly OHA)
ODIO	Office of Disability & International Operations – Baltimore, MD – PC8
ODO	Office of Disability Operation
OGC	Office of General Counsel
OHA	Office of Hearings and Appeals – former name of ODAR
OIG	Office of Inspector General
OOH	Occupational Outlook Handbook
OPIR	Office of Program Integrity Review

P
PA	Privacy Act
PASS	Plan to Achieve Self Support – Title XVI
PCI	Payment Cycling Indicator – staggered benefit payment dates
PE	Post Entitlement – Title II
PE	Post Eligibility – Title XVI
PEBES	Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement – Title II
PIA	Primary Insurance Amount – base benefit rate
PMV	Presumed Maximum Value – Title XVI income term
POMS	Program Operations Manual System – SSA claims manual
PPD	Permanent Partial Disability – WC term
PPS	Program Policy Statement – SSR precursor
PRUCOL	Permanent Residence Under Color of Law
PRW	Past Relevant Work
PSC	Program Service Center

Q
QA	Quality Assurance
QC	Quarter of Coverage – Title II
QMB	Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
QME	Qualified Medical Examiner – WC term

R
RC	Regional Commissioner of SSA
RCALJ	Regional Chief ALJ
RFC	Residual Functional Capacity
RFH	Request for Hearing
RFR	Request for Reconsideration
RIB	Retirement Insurance Benefits – Title II
RMO	Regional Management Officer
RO	Regional Office – OHA management unit
RPO	Regional Program Officer
RRB	Railroad Retirement Board

S
SDI	State Disability Insurance
SDM	Single Decision Maker
SEPSC	Southeastern Program Service center – PC3
SEQY	Summary Earnings query – Title II
SGA	Substantial Gainful Activity
SHA	Supervisory Hearing Assistant
SIB	Spouse’s Insurance Benefits – Title II
SLMB	Special Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary
SMIB	Supplemental Medical Insurance Benefits – same as HIB
SSRT	Simple, Routine, Repetitive Task
SSA	Social Security Administration
SSA	Supervisory Staff Attorney
SSDC	Social Security (Title II) and SSI (Title XVI) concurrent claim
SSDI	Social Security Disability Insurance – Title II
SSI	Supplemental Security Income – Title XVI
SSID	SI Disability
SSID	SSI Display – computer query
SSIRD	SSI Record Display – computer query
SSLP	Social Security Law and Practice – West Group
SSP	State Supplementary Payments – optional state SSI add-on
SSPG	Social Security Practice Guide
SSRS	Social Security Reporting Service – West Group
SSR	Social Security Ruling

T
Title 2	Social Security Disability Insurance
Title II	Social Security Disability Insurance
Title 16	Supplemental Security Income
Title XVI	Supplemental Security Income
TTD	Temporary Total Disability – WC Term
TWP	Trial Work Period – Title II

U
UI	Unearned Income – Title XVI
UI	Unemployment Insurance
UP	Under-Payment
USC	United States Code
USCA	United States Code Annotated
UWA	Unsuccessful Work Attempt

V
VE	Vocational Expert
VR	Vocational Rehabilitation
VTR	Value of the One-Third Reduction – Title XVI

W
WC	Worker’s Compensation
WE	Wage Earner – Title II
WIB	Widow’s Insurance Benefits / Widower’s Insurance Benefits – Title II
WNPSC	Western Program Service Center

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List of Social Security Acronyms and Abbreviations