Social Security Disability Aid

Social Security also uses something they call residual functional capacity or RFC for short. Basically RFC is a determination of what you can still do after Social Security looks at all of the evidence you have presented plus what they have in your file.

RFC looks at what you can still do despite any limitations caused by your impairment(s) and related symptoms, such as pain and fatigue. You can think of RFC as your remaining ability to do basic work-related activities because, in this case, residual and remaining have the same meaning according to Social Security.
In fact, the Social Security manual specifically states they will look at how your medical condition(s) has affected your ability to:

• Exert yourself physically for various work-related activities (such as sitting, standing, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling).
• Do manipulative and postural activities (such as reaching, handling large objects, using your fingers, feeling, stooping, balancing, climbing stairs or ladders, kneeling, crouching, crawling).
• Tolerate certain environmental conditions (such as temperature extremes, wetness, humidity, noise, hazardous working conditions like moving machinery or heights, dust, fumes, odors, gases, poor ventilation, vibrations).
• See, hear, and speak.
• Maintain concentration and attention at work.
• Understand, remember and carry out instructions.
• Respond appropriately to supervisors, co-workers, and usual work situations.
• Cope with changes in the work setting.

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to see the above list is extremely extensive. In fact, you could almost read that list as being created by someone who wants to deny you your social security disability payments.