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Gastrointestinal hemorrhaging from any cause, requiring three blood transfusions of at least 2 units of blood per transfusion, within a consecutive 12-month period and at least 30 days apart. Consider under a disability for 1 year following the last documented transfusion; after that, evaluate the residual impairment(s) SSDI Claims in Missouri

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57%statewide initial denial rate~7.4 monthsnational avg. initial waitListing 5.02

National average initial processing time

~7.4 months

(226 days)

National average for all initial disability claims requiring a medical determination (not condition- or state-specific). Data for FY2025. Source: SSA processing time data.

Blue Book body system

5.00 Digestive Disorders

Listing 5.02 criteria are federal standards that apply nationwide, including in Missouri.

Medical criteria

SSA Blue Book listing
5.02 Gastrointestinal hemorrhaging from any cause, requiring three blood transfusions of at least 2 units of blood per transfusion, within a consecutive 12-month period and at least 30 days apart. Consider under a disability for 1 year following the last documented transfusion; after that, evaluate the residual impairment(s)
Listing criteria (20 CFR Appendix 1, Part A)
5.03-5.04 [Reserved]
Body system category
5.00 Digestive Disorders
Common denial reason
GI hemorrhage claims are commonly denied when transfusion records do not show three required units within the specified 12-month pattern or timing.

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