Listing 13.29
Malignant melanoma (including skin, ocular, or mucosal melanomas)
This listing covers malignant melanoma of the skin, eye (ocular), or mucous membranes (mucosal).
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SSA looks for melanoma that came back after wide excision or eye removal, melanoma that spread to lymph nodes, nearby skin, or distant organs, or mucosal melanoma (which qualifies by diagnosis). A new, separate melanoma at a different site does not count as a recurrence. Benign melanocytic tumors are not covered here. Only one path (A, B, or C) is needed.
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What Listing 13.29 asks for
What SSA looks for — see the 3 items
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- The melanoma came back after it was removed — either after wide surgical removal of a skin melanoma, or after removal of the eye for an eye melanoma.
- A brand-new melanoma in a different spot is not a recurrence and does not count under this path.
- This alone is enough.
Read the original wording
The melanoma came back after it was removed — either after wide surgical removal of a skin melanoma, or after removal of the eye for an eye melanoma. A brand-new melanoma in a different spot is not a recurrence and does not count under this path. This alone is enough.
(Listing 13.29, criterion A)
- The melanoma has spread in one of these ways: to at least one lymph node that can be felt on exam or seen on imaging (lymphoscintigraphy does not count)
- To four or more lymph nodes found only on biopsy when none could be felt or seen
- To nearby skin (satellite lesions) or distant organs like the liver, lungs, or brain. Any one of the three is enough.
Read the original wording
The melanoma has spread in one of these ways: to at least one lymph node that can be felt on exam or seen on imaging (lymphoscintigraphy does not count); to four or more lymph nodes found only on biopsy when none could be felt or seen; or to nearby skin (satellite lesions) or distant organs like the liver, lungs, or brain. Any one of the three is enough.
(Listing 13.29, criterion B)
The melanoma started in a mucous membrane (such as the mouth, nasal passages, or other internal linings). The diagnosis alone is enough.
(Listing 13.29, 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.