Listing 13.22
Urinary bladder — carcinoma
This listing covers bladder cancer.
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SSA looks for cancer that has grown through the bladder wall, that came back after the whole bladder was removed, that surgery cannot remove, that has spread to or beyond nearby lymph nodes, or that is the small cell type. Only one path (A–E) is needed.
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What Listing 13.22 asks for
What SSA looks for — see the 5 items
We will check your records against each of these. Every item comes straight from SSA's own listing.
The cancer has grown all the way through the bladder wall into surrounding tissue. This alone is enough.
(Listing 13.22, criterion A)
Your whole bladder was removed (total cystectomy), and the cancer came back afterward. This alone is enough.
(Listing 13.22, criterion B)
Surgery cannot remove the cancer, or surgery could not remove all of it. This alone is enough.
(Listing 13.22, criterion C)
The cancer has spread to the nearby lymph nodes or farther. This alone is enough.
(Listing 13.22, criterion D)
The bladder cancer is the small cell (oat cell) type. The pathology diagnosis alone is enough.
(Listing 13.22, criterion E)
How long it must last:
No listing-specific duration stated. Under 13.00H2, an impairment meeting this listing is considered disabling until at least 3 years after onset of complete remission.