What you have to prove
Meet listing via: carcinoma inoperable, unresectable, recurrent, or with metastases beyond the regional lymph nodes.
Medical evidence SSA expects
Pathology, CT/MRI imaging, and oncology notes.
Common misconceptions
Localized RCC treated with nephrectomy often doesn't meet the listing. Metastatic or sarcomatoid RCC typically qualifies.
Didn't meet the listing? You can still qualify via a Medical-Vocational
Allowance — SSA's determination that your residual functional capacity, combined with
your age, education, and work history, leaves no jobs you can do. See our
appeals guide for what to do after an initial denial.