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Listing 13.28

Cancer treated by bone marrow or stem cell transplantation

07) treated with a bone marrow or stem cell transplant, including umbilical cord blood transplants. The transplant must have already happened.

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m cell transplant, including umbilical cord blood transplants. The transplant must have already happened. How long SSA considers you disabled depends on whether the transplant used donor cells (allogeneic) or your own cells (autologous). After that period, SSA evaluates leftover problems such as graft-versus-host disease, infections from immune-suppressing drugs, or damage to other organs. Only one path (A or B) applies, based on the transplant type.

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What Listing 13.28 asks for

What SSA looks for — see the 2 items

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    • You had a transplant using cells from a donor (anyone other than an identical twin).
    • SSA considers you disabled for at least 12 months from the transplant date.
    • The onset of disability can be set earlier than the transplant if the records support it.
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    You had a transplant using cells from a donor (anyone other than an identical twin). SSA considers you disabled for at least 12 months from the transplant date. The onset of disability can be set earlier than the transplant if the records support it.

    (Listing 13.28, criterion A)

    • You had a transplant using your own cells (or cells from an identical twin).
    • SSA considers you disabled for at least 12 months from the FIRST treatment in the plan that includes the transplant — usually the preparatory therapy before the transplant, not the transplant itself.
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    You had a transplant using your own cells (or cells from an identical twin). SSA considers you disabled for at least 12 months from the FIRST treatment in the plan that includes the transplant — usually the preparatory therapy before the transplant, not the transplant itself.

    (Listing 13.28, criterion B)

How long it must last:

  • Allogeneic: disabling until at least 12 months from the date of transplantation.
  • Autologous: disabling until at least 12 months from the date of the first treatment under the treatment plan that includes transplantation.
  • Disability may extend beyond these points if evidence justifies it.
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Allogeneic: disabling until at least 12 months from the date of transplantation. Autologous: disabling until at least 12 months from the date of the first treatment under the treatment plan that includes transplantation. Disability may extend beyond these points if evidence justifies it.