007.05(C) DURATION OF DISABILITY DETERMINATION.

The length of time during which a beneficiary is considered to be disabled is dependent on the beneficiary’s medical condition. A shorter time period is assigned if the medical evidence indicates that the beneficiary’s medical condition may improve in order to ensure that the beneficiary continues to meet the disability criteria. The beneficiary’s condition, and length of the disability review period, is re-determined at each review. The review schedule is determined as follows: (i) A disability review will be conducted every 12 months when the disability may reasonably be expected to improve; (ii) A disability review will be conducted every three years if the disability is not permanent, but the possibility for medical improvement cannot be accurately predicted; or (iii) A disability review will be conducted every five years if it is unlikely that the medical condition will improve.