Listing 4.11 · Cardiovascular disorders

Chronic venous insufficiency of a lower extremity

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

  1. A

    Extensive brawny edema involving at least two-thirds of the leg between the ankle and knee.

    In plain terms: Do you have severe leg swelling — thick, hard swelling — involving most of the leg between the ankle and knee?

    Evidence required:Treating physician report
  2. B

    Superficial varicosities, stasis dermatitis, AND recurrent or persistent ulceration.

    In plain terms: Do you have leg ulcers that keep coming back or have not healed?

    Evidence required:Treating physician report
Read the official SSA text for Listing 4.11

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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 4.11 is an individualized judgment SSA makes on the evidence.