Listing 11.22
Motor neuron disorders other than ALS
This listing covers progressive motor neuron disorders other than ALS — such as progressive bulbar palsy, primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) — which destroy the cells controlling voluntary muscles used for walking, breathing, swallowing, and speaking.
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SSA looks for extreme trouble moving two limbs, severe breathing or swallowing failure from bulbar muscle weakness, or marked limits in physical plus mental functioning.
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What Listing 11.22 asks for
What SSA looks for — see the 3 items
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- Your disorder 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, or C is needed.
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Your disorder 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, or C is needed.
(Listing 11.22, criterion A)
- Weakness in your throat, tongue, jaw, or face muscles caused breathing failure requiring invasive mechanical ventilation, or made you need a feeding tube (gastrostomy) or IV nutrition through a central line.
- Only one path is needed.
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Weakness in your throat, tongue, jaw, or face muscles caused breathing failure requiring invasive mechanical ventilation, or made you need a feeding tube (gastrostomy) or IV nutrition through a central line. Only one path is needed.
(Listing 11.22, criterion B)
Your disorder causes a serious (marked) limit in physical functioning AND a marked limit in at least one area of mental functioning. Only one path is needed.
(Listing 11.22, criterion C)
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.