Listing 6.04
Chronic kidney disease, with kidney transplant
This listing covers people who received a kidney transplant because of chronic kidney disease. SSA automatically considers you disabled for 1 year from the date of the transplant.
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After that year, SSA looks at how well you are doing — your kidney function after the transplant, any rejection episodes, problems in other body systems, and side effects of your ongoing medicines.
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What Listing 6.04 asks for
What SSA looks for — see the 1 items
We will check your records against each of these. Every item comes straight from SSA's own listing.
- You had a kidney transplant.
- You are considered disabled for 1 year from the transplant date.
- After that year, SSA re-evaluates your remaining health problems, including post-transplant kidney function, rejection episodes, complications, and medication side effects.
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You had a kidney transplant. You are considered disabled for 1 year from the transplant date. After that year, SSA re-evaluates your remaining health problems, including post-transplant kidney function, rejection episodes, complications, and medication side effects.
(Listing 6.04, criterion A)
How long it must last:
- Considered disabled for 1 year following the transplant; thereafter the residual impairment is evaluated.
- Disability onset may be found to be before the transplant, based on the case record.
Read the original wording
Considered disabled for 1 year following the transplant; thereafter the residual impairment is evaluated. Disability onset may be found to be before the transplant, based on the case record.