Listing 13.07
Multiple myeloma (confirmed by appropriate serum or urine protein electrophoresis and bone marrow findings)
This listing covers multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow. The diagnosis itself must be confirmed by protein electrophoresis (a blood or urine test) plus bone marrow findings.
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SSA then looks for myeloma that did not respond to or got worse despite the first treatment, or that was treated with a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. Only one path (A or B) is needed.
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What Listing 13.07 asks for
What SSA looks for — see the 2 items
We will check your records against each of these. Every item comes straight from SSA's own listing.
- The myeloma did not respond to the first course of treatment, or it kept getting worse despite it.
- This alone is enough, but the diagnosis must first be confirmed by serum or urine protein electrophoresis and bone marrow findings.
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The myeloma did not respond to the first course of treatment, or it kept getting worse despite it. This alone is enough, but the diagnosis must first be confirmed by serum or urine protein electrophoresis and bone marrow findings.
(Listing 13.07, criterion A)
- You had a bone marrow or stem cell transplant for the myeloma.
- SSA considers you disabled for at least 12 months from the transplant date.
- The transplant must have already happened.
- This alone is enough.
Read the original wording
You had a bone marrow or stem cell transplant for the myeloma. SSA considers you disabled for at least 12 months from the transplant date. The transplant must have already happened. This alone is enough.
(Listing 13.07, criterion B)
How long it must last:
Criterion B: disabling until at least 12 months from the date of transplantation. Otherwise, under 13.00H2, disabling until at least 3 years after onset of complete remission.