The P.E.R.T.assessment is a computer adaptive test (C.A.T.) with 25 operational items that will be the basis of the student's placement score and five (5) field test items which are designed to continuously enhance the operational test bank.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Social Security Disability COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a series of lung diseases that damages your lungs, blocking airflow and affecting your ability to breathe. The two most common conditions are chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
Here's what a disability examiner looks for in a DDD claim. updated by Beth Laurence, J.D. Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is probably the most common impairment for which people apply for disability benefits, aside from high blood pressure and diabetes (and the neuropathies that generally follow diabetes).