We are revising the criteria in the Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate claims involving respiratory disorders in adults and children under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act). The revisions reflect our program experience and advances in medical knowledge since we last comprehensively revised this body system in 1993, as well as comments we received from medical experts and the public.
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Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Respiratory System Disorders
We are revising the criteria in the Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate claims involving respiratory disorders in adults and children under titles II and X...
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“Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Respiratory System Disorders,” thefederalregister.org (June 9, 2016), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2016-13275/revised-medical-criteria-for-evaluating-respiratory-system-disorders.