Listing 8.07 · Skin disorders

Genetic photosensitivity disorders (xeroderma pigmentosum, etc.)

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

    Xeroderma pigmentosum.

    In plain terms: Have you been diagnosed with xeroderma pigmentosum?

    Evidence required:Genetic test
Read the official SSA text for Listing 8.07

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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 8.07 is an individualized judgment SSA makes on the evidence.