Genitourinary and Social Security Disability
Kidney and related genitourinary disorders, including chronic kidney disease and dialysis-related limitations.
Adult Listing 6.00 focuses on chronic kidney disease. Its current pathways address chronic dialysis, kidney transplant, impaired kidney function with specified complications, nephrotic syndrome, and repeated hospitalizations for complications of chronic kidney disease. Other urinary or pelvic conditions do not automatically fall under Listing 6.00 simply because they involve the genitourinary system.
When no listing is met or medically equaled, SSA may assess residual functional capacity based on the particular condition and its documented effects, including fatigue, dialysis or treatment schedules, fluid restrictions, urinary frequency or urgency, pain, infection-related limitations, and other work-related restrictions when applicable.
See the genitourinary guides below, or return to the Disability Conditions Center.
Official SSA resource: Listing 6.00 — Genitourinary Disorders
Genitourinary condition guides
- Chronic Kidney Disease
Current Listing 6.00 includes separate pathways for ongoing dialysis, kidney transplant, impaired kidney function with complications, and repeated CKD hospitalizations.
- Interstitial Cystitis
Interstitial cystitis has no dedicated SSA listing. SSR 15-1p explains how SSA establishes interstitial cystitis as a medically determinable impairment and considers medical equivalence or residual functional capacity based on the documented pain, urinary frequency or urgency, sleep disruption, treatment, and other functional effects.
- Endometriosis
Endometriosis has no dedicated adult listing. SSA requires medical evidence establishing the impairment, but surgery is not automatically required. SSA may consider applicable listings for documented complications and otherwise evaluates pain, fatigue, restroom needs, treatment effects, and other supported limitations through residual functional capacity.
- Chronic Liver Disease
Listing 5.05 evaluates chronic liver disease by documented complications such as variceal bleeding, ascites, peritonitis, hepatorenal or hepatopulmonary syndrome, encephalopathy, or specified SSA CLD scores. A cirrhosis label is not an approval.
- Congestive Heart Failure
Chronic heart failure can reduce exertional capacity and cause fluid buildup. Listing 4.02 requires the specific medical and functional findings in the current cardiovascular rules.
- Diabetes
Diabetes has no standalone adult listing. SSA evaluates its documented effects on other body systems and the combined functional limits those complications cause.
- Lupus
Systemic lupus can affect joints, skin, kidneys, lungs, blood, or the nervous system. Listing 14.02 requires defined organ involvement or repeated manifestations with serious functional limits.
- Sickle Cell Disease
SSA evaluates sickle cell disease under Listing 7.05. Specified crises, hospitalizations, hemoglobin findings, or transfusion-related criteria may satisfy the listing. If the listing is not met, SSA considers documented complications and remaining functional limitations.
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This page is general educational information about Social Security Disability as of the date of this publication. It is not legal or medical advice, does not create an attorney-client relationship, and does not guarantee results. Eligibility depends on individual facts and current Social Security rules.
