Listing 3.14
Respiratory Failure
04D). SSA looks for two episodes within one year, at least 30 days apart, where you needed a ventilator or BiPAP machine continuously for at least 48 hours (or 72 hours if after surgery).
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ted under 3.04D). SSA looks for two episodes within one year, at least 30 days apart, where you needed a ventilator or BiPAP machine continuously for at least 48 hours (or 72 hours if after surgery). A CPAP machine does not count.
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What Listing 3.14 asks for
What SSA looks for — see the 1 items
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- Because of a chronic lung disorder (not cystic fibrosis), your lungs failed and you needed a ventilator or BiPAP continuously for at least 48 hours (72 hours if it was after surgery) — and this happened twice within one year, with at least 30 days between episodes.
- CPAP does not satisfy this requirement.
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Because of a chronic lung disorder (not cystic fibrosis), your lungs failed and you needed a ventilator or BiPAP continuously for at least 48 hours (72 hours if it was after surgery) — and this happened twice within one year, with at least 30 days between episodes. CPAP does not satisfy this requirement.
(Listing 3.14, criterion main)
How long it must last:
The two qualifying ventilation episodes must occur within a 12-month period, at least 30 days apart, within the period SSA is considering; the general 12-month duration expectation also applies.