SSA Buys Time for 13 Body Disability Listings
Published Date: 9/11/2025
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Summary
We’re extending the expiration dates for 13 important body system listings that help decide disability claims. This means people with conditions like heart, lung, or mental disorders can keep using these rules while we review them. No changes to the rules themselves—just more time to keep things fair and clear without any extra cost or hassle.
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Extension of 13 Disability Listings
The Social Security Administration is extending the expiration dates for 13 body system listings so that rules for conditions like heart, lung, cancer, neurological, and mental disorders remain available. The extension keeps these listings active for use at step three of the sequential evaluation process for initial claims and continuing disability reviews, with no changes to the listings themselves.
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