Physical Residual Functional Capacity

PRFC 

This outdated PRFC is used for training purposes only.  The principles behind using the RFC data in a disability claim are the same regardless of the form.  The PRFC or Physical Residual Functional Capacity form is used internally by Social Security to determine the type and severity of functional limitations caused by the claimant's physical impairment(s).  In your capacity as a disability advocate, you'll never actually fill-out an RFC form.  You refer to this form as a means of determining what physical limitations are most relevant to Social Security. 

The PRFC form is important because the physical limitations listed on this form are those considered by Social Security to have the greatest impact on a claimant's ability to perform work.  Work is action!  If the claimant is unable to perform an action, he's also unable to perform the work!  Social Security considers certain signs and symptoms to be relevant than others.  Emphasizing what is most relevant to SSA is the easiest roadmap to winning every case you represent.  The form itself tells you what Social Security considers to be relevant physical restrictions.  The links below connect to the six most important pages of SSA's Physical RFC form.