14.00: Immune System Disorders

What actually decides a claim under 14.00

Involvement of two or more organs or body systems with constitutional symptoms — severe fatigue, fever, malaise, involuntary weight loss — or, the route most RA claims are actually won on, repeated manifestations with marked limitation in daily activities, social functioning, or completing tasks. Being assessed as an immune disorder changes what counts as evidence: inflammatory markers and flare documentation matter more than an X-ray of a joint.

Conditions evaluated under 14.00

• Rheumatoid ArthritisHow SSA evaluates it, the evidence that decides it, and why claims are denied

Frequently asked questions

Do you have to meet 14.00 to be approved?

No. Meeting a listing is one route to approval and not the most common one. Most awards are made on residual functional capacity — what SSA concludes you can still do across a full working week, given your age, education and past work. A claim that falls short of 14.00 can still be approved that way, which is why a denial citing this listing is not the end of the matter.

What if my records do not meet 14.00 exactly?

Two things can still happen. SSA can find your condition medically equals the listing — equal in severity and duration without matching every criterion — or it can move on to the functional assessment described above. What sinks these claims is usually a gap in the file rather than a gap in the criteria: a limitation you live with that no doctor wrote down.

Which conditions are evaluated under 14.00?

Rheumatoid Arthritis. The criteria are the same; what differs is the evidence each condition needs to satisfy them.