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Instruction Identification Number AM-13066. Effective Date: 07/22/2013. Intended Audience: All RCs/ARCs/ADs/FOs/TSCs/PSCs/OCO/OCO- CSTs/ODAR/DDSs/OMVE/OQP/CO. Originating Office: ORDP ODP. Title: Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Evidence in Disability Adjudication Type: AM - Admin Messages Program: Disability Link To Reference: See References at the end of this AM. Retention Date: January 22, 2014. A. Purpose This AM provides guidance to all State and Federal adjudicators (including administrative law judges) on how to consider Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) ratings when assessing disability claims involving mental disorders. GAF ratings are frequently included in medical evidence and consultative examination reports from mental health care professionals. We consider a GAF rating as opinion evidence.
NOTE: Recently the APA published a fifth edition (DSM-5) that does not include GAF rating for assessment of mental disorders. However, we will continue to receive and consider GAF in medical evidence. C. What is the GAF?
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