Step 1 to Filing SSDI: SSDI List of Impairments

What is the Listing of Medical Impairments?

Social Security regulations include a listing of medical impairments organized by body system, that provide a basis for determinations that many individuals are disabled without further evidence of their inability to work or consideration of their age, education, and work experience.  The major categories are listed below:

• 1.01 Musculoskeletal
• 2.01 Special Senses and Speech
• 3.01 Respiratory System 
• 4.0   Cardiovascular System
• 5.0   Digestive System
• 6.0   Genitourinary System
• 7.0   Hematological Disorders
• 8.0   Skin Disorders
• 9.0   Endocrine System
• 10.0  Impairments that affect Multiple Body Systems
• 11.0 Neurological System
• 12.0 Mental Disorders
• 13. 0 Malignant Neoplastic Diseases
• 14.0 Immune System Disorders

Disability Determination and Listing of Impairments

Conditions listed on the Listing of Impairments are considered so severe that your eligibility for SSDI or SSI is automatic without any further proof of disability.  In some cases, claimants are considered disabled using the listing of impairments because they have more than one impairment on the list and the combination of the two impairments requires a finding of disabled.  It is also possible to be considered disabled even if your condition is not on the list if your condition is severe enough to equal a condition on the listing of impairments.

An evaluation team reviews your disability claim.  This team consists of a medical or psychological consultant and a lay disability evaluation specialist responsible for making the disability determination.  Decisions made by the evaluation term are appealable in the same manner as any other issue regarding social security disability.

Talk to a Disability Lawyer

Social Security regulations and disability issues can be complicated.  Legal counsel experienced in disability issues greatly improves the likelihood that you will have a successful claim. Social security makes it easier for you to get legal counsel because they willl set aside a portion of past due benefits to pay attorneys fees on successful claims.