# 20 C.F.R. § 416.906 (2026): Basic definition of disability for children

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## Section

- **Citation:** 20 C.F.R. § 416.906 (2026)
- **Heading:** Basic definition of disability for children
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 20 CFR: Employees' Benefits / Chapter III: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION / Part 416: SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED / Subpart I: Determining Disability and Blindness / § 416.906: § 416.906   Basic definition of disability for children.

## Text

If you are under age 18, we will consider you disabled if you have a medically determinable physical or mental impairment or combination of impairments that causes marked and severe functional limitations, and that can be expected to cause death or that has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if you file a new application for benefits and you are engaging in substantial gainful activity, we will not consider you disabled. We discuss our rules for determining disability in children who file new applications in §§ 416.924 through 416.924b and §§ 416.925 through 416.926a.
[62 FR 6421, Feb. 11, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 54777, Sept. 11, 2000]

## Nearby sections

- [20 C.F.R. § 416.901 (2026) § 416.901   Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_901.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.902 (2026) § 416.902   Definitions for this subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_902.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.903 (2026) § 416.903   Who makes disability and blindness determinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_903.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.903a (2026) § 416.903a   Program integrity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_903a.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.903b (2026) § 416.903b   Evidence from excluded medical sources of evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_903b.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.904 (2026) § 416.904   Decisions by other governmental agencies and nongovernmental entities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_904.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.905 (2026) § 416.905   Basic definition of disability for adults.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_905.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.906 (2026) § 416.906   Basic definition of disability for children.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_906.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.907 (2026) § 416.907   Disability under a State plan.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_907.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.909 (2026) § 416.909   How long the impairment must last.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_909.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.910 (2026) § 416.910   Meaning of substantial gainful activity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_910.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.911 (2026) § 416.911   Definition of disabling impairment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_911.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.912 (2026) § 416.912   Responsibility for evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_912.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.913 (2026) § 416.913   Categories of evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_913.md)

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