Listing 8.04 · Skin disorders

Chronic infections of the skin or mucous membranes

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

  1. A

    Extensive fungating or extensive ulcerating skin lesions persisting at least 3 months.

    In plain terms: Do you have extensive, ongoing fungating or ulcerated skin lesions despite treatment?

    Evidence required:Treating physician report
Read the official SSA text for Listing 8.04

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Source: SSA Listing of Impairments (Blue Book), 20 CFR Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1 · Updated 2026-06-18. Criteria paraphrased for readability; see the official SSA text linked above. Not legal or medical advice — whether a specific medical record meets Listing 8.04 is an individualized judgment SSA makes on the evidence.