Nonexertional Impairment Law and Legal Definition
Nonexertional impairment is defined as “any impairment which does not directly affect the ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, carry, push, or pull. This includes impairments which affect the mind, vision, hearing, speech, and use of the body to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, handle, and use of the fingers for fine activities.” [1983 SSR LEXIS 30 (SSR 1983)]
