# 20 CFR § 416.906: Basic definition of disability for children

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.906

## Section

- **Citation:** 20 CFR § 416.906
- **Heading:** Basic definition of disability for children
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 20—Employees' Benefits > CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION > PART 416—SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED > Subpart I—Determining Disability and Blindness > Definition of Disability

## 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 CFR § 416.901 § 416.901 Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.901.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.902 § 416.902 Definitions for this subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.902.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.903 § 416.903 Who makes disability and blindness determinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.903.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.903a § 416.903a Program integrity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.903a.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.903b § 416.903b Evidence from excluded medical sources of evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.903b.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.904 § 416.904 Decisions by other governmental agencies and nongovernmental entities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.904.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.905 § 416.905 Basic definition of disability for adults.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.905.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.906 § 416.906 Basic definition of disability for children.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.906.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.907 § 416.907 Disability under a State plan.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.907.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.909 § 416.909 How long the impairment must last.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.909.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.910 § 416.910 Meaning of substantial gainful activity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.910.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.911 § 416.911 Definition of disabling impairment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.911.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.912 § 416.912 Responsibility for evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.912.md)
- [20 CFR § 416.913 § 416.913 Categories of evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-416.913.md)

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