Acronyms and Abbreviations
AIR
American Institutes for Research
ALJ(s)
administrative law judge(s)
The Act
The Social Security Act
DDS
disability determination service
DES
Disability Evaluation Study
DHHS
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
DOL
U.S. Department of Labor
GAO
U.S. General Accounting Office
NCHS
National Center for Health Statistics
O*NET
The Occupational Information Network (U.S. Department of Labor)
ORES
Office of Research, Evaluation and Statistics (Social Security Administration)
RCT
randomized controlled clinical trial
RFC
residual functional capacity
RFP
request for proposal
ROC
relative operating characteristic
SGA
substantial gainful activity
SSA
Social Security Administration
SSDI
Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI
Social Security Insurance
VCU
Virginia Commonwealth University
