Listing 13.24
Prostate gland — carcinoma
This listing covers prostate cancer.
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SSA looks for cancer that keeps growing or comes back despite hormone therapy (a rising PSA number alone does not count — there must be imaging or exam findings), cancer that has spread to internal organs, or the small cell type. Only one path (A, B, or C) is needed.
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What Listing 13.24 asks for
What SSA looks for — see the 3 items
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- The prostate cancer kept growing or came back even after the first hormone therapy.
- A rising PSA blood test by itself ('biochemical recurrence') is not enough — SSA needs imaging studies or physical exam findings that confirm the recurrence.
- This alone is enough.
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The prostate cancer kept growing or came back even after the first hormone therapy. A rising PSA blood test by itself ('biochemical recurrence') is not enough — SSA needs imaging studies or physical exam findings that confirm the recurrence. This alone is enough.
(Listing 13.24, criterion A)
The cancer has spread to internal organs such as the liver or lungs. This alone is enough.
(Listing 13.24, criterion B)
The prostate cancer is the small cell (oat cell) type. The pathology diagnosis alone is enough.
(Listing 13.24, criterion C)
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.