DDS will not consider an impairment severe if it is a slight abnormality that causes no more than minimal functional limitations. 

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DDS will determine if the application has a medically determinable physical or mental impairment. Once determined, DDS will determine if the impairment is what they consider “severe”. If found to have a non-severe impairment as defined by DDS, the applicant will be dismissed. 

The Sequential Evaluation Process Step 2 (Under 18)

Ordp, O. (n.d.). Understanding Supplemental Security Income (SSI)-- If You Are Disabled or Blind. Retrieved from https://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-disable-ussi.htm#sgact

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