---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 416.922"
title: "20"
number: "416.922"
heading: "What we mean by an impairment(s) that is not severe in an adult."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/416.922"
---

# §416.922. What we mean by an impairment(s) that is not severe in an adult.

- (a) **Non-severe impairment(s).** An impairment or combination of impairments is not severe if it does not significantly limit your physical or mental ability to do basic work activities.
- (b) **Basic work activities.** When we talk about basic work activities, we mean the abilities and aptitudes necessary to do most jobs. Examples of these include—
  - (1) Physical functions such as walking, standing, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, carrying, or handling;
  - (2) Capacities for seeing, hearing, and speaking;
  - (3) Understanding, carrying out, and remembering simple instructions;
  - (4) Use of judgment;
  - (5) Responding appropriately to supervision, co-workers and usual work situations; and
  - (6) **Dealing with changes in a routine work setting.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[82 FR 5879, Jan. 18, 2017]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 421(m), 902(a)(5), 1382, 1382c, 1382h, 1383, and 1383b; secs. 4(c) and 5, 6(c)-(e), 14(a), and 15, Pub. L. 98-460, 98 Stat. 1794, 1801, 1802, and 1808 (42 U.S.C. 421 note, 423 note, and 1382h note).

### Source

Source: 45 FR 55621, Aug. 20, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[82 FR 5879, Jan. 18, 2017]