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Listing 6.03

Chronic kidney disease, with chronic hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis

This listing covers people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are on ongoing dialysis. Dialysis is a treatment that cleans waste from your blood when your kidneys can't.

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It can be hemodialysis (a machine cleans your blood) or peritoneal dialysis (a special fluid is put into and removed from your belly). SSA looks for proof that you are on dialysis now and that the dialysis has lasted or is expected to last at least 12 months.

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What Listing 6.03 asks for

What SSA looks for — see the 1 items

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    • You have chronic kidney disease and you are on ongoing dialysis — either hemodialysis (a machine cleans your blood) or peritoneal dialysis (fluid placed in your belly).
    • The dialysis must have lasted, or be expected to last, at least 12 months in a row.
    • A report from an acceptable medical source describing your kidney disease and your current dialysis, and saying the dialysis will continue, is enough.
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    You have chronic kidney disease and you are on ongoing dialysis — either hemodialysis (a machine cleans your blood) or peritoneal dialysis (fluid placed in your belly). The dialysis must have lasted, or be expected to last, at least 12 months in a row. A report from an acceptable medical source describing your kidney disease and your current dialysis, and saying the dialysis will continue, is enough.

    (Listing 6.03, criterion A)

How long it must last:

  • The ongoing dialysis must have lasted or be expected to last for a continuous period of at least 12 months.
  • Disability onset may be found to be before dialysis started, based on the case record.
Read the original wording

The ongoing dialysis must have lasted or be expected to last for a continuous period of at least 12 months. Disability onset may be found to be before dialysis started, based on the case record.