Listing 11.11
Post-polio syndrome
This listing covers post-polio syndrome — new weakness and other problems that develop years after polio.
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SSA looks for one of four problems: extreme trouble moving two limbs, speech that cannot be understood, severe breathing or swallowing problems from bulbar muscle weakness, or marked limits in physical plus mental functioning.
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What Listing 11.11 asks for
What SSA looks for — see the 4 items
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- Your post-polio syndrome causes extreme trouble using two limbs — you can't stand up from sitting, keep your balance, or use your arms and hands for work tasks without help from a person or an assistive device.
- Only one of paths A, B, C, or D is needed.
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Your post-polio syndrome causes extreme trouble using two limbs — you can't stand up from sitting, keep your balance, or use your arms and hands for work tasks without help from a person or an assistive device. Only one of paths A, B, C, or D is needed.
(Listing 11.11, criterion A)
Your post-polio syndrome makes you unable to produce speech that others can understand. Only one path is needed.
(Listing 11.11, criterion B)
- Weakness in your throat, tongue, jaw, or face muscles caused breathing failure that required a ventilator, or made you need a feeding tube (gastrostomy) or IV nutrition through a central line.
- Either one satisfies this path; only one of A, B, C, or D is needed overall.
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Weakness in your throat, tongue, jaw, or face muscles caused breathing failure that required a ventilator, or made you need a feeding tube (gastrostomy) or IV nutrition through a central line. Either one satisfies this path; only one of A, B, C, or D is needed overall.
(Listing 11.11, criterion C)
- Your post-polio syndrome causes a serious (marked) limit in physical functioning AND a marked limit in at least one area of mental functioning.
- Fatigue related to the disorder counts toward this evaluation.
- Only one path is needed.
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Your post-polio syndrome causes a serious (marked) limit in physical functioning AND a marked limit in at least one area of mental functioning. Fatigue related to the disorder counts toward this evaluation. Only one path is needed.
(Listing 11.11, criterion D)
How long it must last:
No listing-specific duration is stated; the impairment must have lasted or be expected to last at least 12 months.