{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.1509","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.1509","heading":"How long the impairment must last.","body":"Unless your impairment is expected to result in death, it must have lasted or must be expected to last for a continuous period of at least 12 months. We call this the duration requirement.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )","Subpart P—Determining Disability and Blindness"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"0cb614ae93895c19c28769a48a222f6cad17abfdc28173f5502d7588c14b5352","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.1508","next":"us/20-cfr-404.1510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}