What does SSA require to approve a claim for bronchiectasis?

Under SSA Blue Book Listing 3.07 (Bronchiectasis), a claim meet any one of the criteria below. There is 1 criterion, and much of the medical evidence must be documented (imaging, labs, or specialist reports). Meeting a listing is one route to approval; claims can also be approved on medical-vocational grounds.

Listing 3.07 · Respiratory disorders

Bronchiectasis

To be approved under this listing, a claim must meet any one of the criteria below — and the medical records have to prove it.

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FEV1 reduced to or below table values.
In plain terms: Has bronchiectasis been confirmed and what does your spirometry show?
Evidence required:Pulmonary function testCT scan

Read the official SSA text for Listing 3.07

Estimate the odds

Historical approval rates for a claim like this — by state, age, and stage.

Approval odds by condition

How claims for this body system fare through the process.

Other respiratory disorders listings

Chronic respiratory disorders (COPD, restrictive lung disease)Asthma Cystic fibrosis Chronic pulmonary hypertension Lung transplantation

Source: SSA Listing of Impairments (Blue Book), 20 CFR Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1 · Updated 2026-07-31. Criteria paraphrased for readability; see the official SSA text linked above. Not legal or medical advice — whether a specific medical record meets Listing 3.07 is an individualized judgment SSA makes on the evidence.

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