Kidney Disorders (Genitourinary)

Kidney Disorders are known as Genitourinary Disorders, under Section 6.00 of Social Security’s Listing of Impairments – Adult Listings.

Per Social Security, this section covers “genitourinary disorders resulting in chronic kidney disease (CKD).”  These disorders include “chronic glomerulonephritis, hypertensive nephropathy, diabetic nephropathy, chronic obstructive uropathy, hereditary nephropathies [and] nephrotic syndrome due to glomerular dysfunction.”

You may meet the medical requirements for disability benefits if you have undergone, or are going through any of the following:

• CKD with chronic hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
• Kidney transplant
• Renal osteodystrophy
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Fluid overload syndrome
• Anasarca (generalized massive edema or swelling) persisting for at least 90 days despite prescribed treatment
• Anorexia (diminished appetite) with weight loss
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Chronic kidney disease with impairment of kidney function
• Complications of chronic kidney disease