Listing 5.07 · Digestive disorders
Short bowel syndrome
To be approved under this listing, a claim must meet all of the criteria below — and the medical records have to prove it.
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Short bowel syndrome requiring daily parenteral nutrition via central venous catheter.
In plain terms: Do you have short bowel syndrome and require daily TPN through a central line?
Evidence required:Treating physician report
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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 5.07 is an individualized judgment SSA makes on the evidence.