Blue Book 11.00
Neurological Disorders & Disability
Conditions of the brain and nervous system including epilepsy, MS, and Parkinson's.
ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Listing 11.10Yes. ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, qualifies for Social Security disability under Blue Book listing 11.10 on the strength of the diagnosis alone. ALS…
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Listing 12.02Yes, Alzheimer's disease can qualify for Social Security disability. SSA evaluates it as a neurocognitive disorder under Blue Book listing 12.02,…
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Listing 11.07Yes, cerebral palsy can qualify for Social Security disability under Blue Book listing 11.07. You can meet the listing through severe motor problems…
Read the guideChronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
Listing 11.14Yes, CIDP can qualify for Social Security disability. SSA evaluates this chronic peripheral nerve disorder under Blue Book listing 11.14, based on…
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Listing 12.02Yes, dementia can qualify for Social Security disability. SSA evaluates it as a neurocognitive disorder under Blue Book listing 12.02, based on a…
Read the guideDystonia
Listing 11.06Yes, dystonia can qualify for Social Security disability. SSA may evaluate it under the movement-disorder criteria of Blue Book listing 11.06 when…
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Listing 11.02Yes, epilepsy can qualify for Social Security disability under Blue Book listing 11.02. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures at least once a month for…
Read the guideEssential Tremor
Yes, severe essential tremor can qualify for Social Security disability, though it has no dedicated listing. SSA evaluates it through a residual…
Read the guideGuillain-Barré Syndrome
Listing 11.14Yes, Guillain-Barré syndrome can qualify for Social Security disability when serious weakness lasts or is expected to last at least 12 months. SSA…
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Listing 11.17Yes, Huntington's disease can qualify for Social Security disability. SSA evaluates it under Blue Book listing 11.17 for neurodegenerative disorders,…
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Listing 2.07Yes, Ménière's disease can qualify for Social Security disability. SSA evaluates it under Blue Book listing 2.07 for disturbances of balance, which…
Read the guideMigraine Headaches
Yes, chronic migraines can qualify for Social Security disability, even though there is no separate Blue Book listing for them. SSA looks at whether…
Read the guideMultiple Sclerosis
Listing 11.09Yes, multiple sclerosis can qualify for Social Security disability under Blue Book listing 11.09. You qualify with an extreme limitation in standing…
Read the guideMuscular Dystrophy
Listing 11.13Yes, muscular dystrophy can qualify for Social Security disability under Blue Book listing 11.13. You can meet the listing with severe motor problems…
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Listing 11.12Yes, myasthenia gravis can qualify for Social Security disability. SSA evaluates it under Blue Book listing 11.12, which you can meet with…
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Yes, narcolepsy can qualify for Social Security disability. There is no dedicated listing, so SSA evaluates it by comparison to the epilepsy listing…
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Listing 11.06Yes, Parkinson's disease can qualify for Social Security disability under Blue Book listing 11.06. Despite three months of prescribed treatment, you…
Read the guidePeripheral Neuropathy
Listing 11.14Yes, peripheral neuropathy can qualify for Social Security disability under Blue Book listing 11.14. You must show either an extreme limitation in…
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Listing 11.11Yes, post-polio syndrome can qualify for Social Security disability. SSA evaluates it under Blue Book listing 11.11, which you can meet with major,…
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Yes, severe restless legs syndrome can qualify for Social Security disability, though it has no dedicated listing. SSA evaluates it through a…
Read the guideSpinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Listing 11.22Yes, spinal muscular atrophy can qualify for Social Security disability. SSA evaluates it under Blue Book listing 11.22 for motor neuron disorders,…
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Listing 11.04Yes, a stroke can qualify for Social Security disability under Blue Book listing 11.04 if, at least three months after the stroke, you still have…
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Listing 11.08Yes, transverse myelitis can qualify for Social Security disability when its effects last or are expected to last at least 12 months. SSA evaluates…
Read the guideTraumatic Brain Injury
Listing 11.18Yes, a traumatic brain injury can qualify for Social Security disability under Blue Book listing 11.18 if, at least three months after the injury,…
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