20 C.F.R. § 416.909 How long the impairment must last.
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
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.
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 416—SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED
Subpart I—Determining Disability and Blindness
Definition of Disability
§ 416.909 How long the impairment must last.