What you have to prove
Meet listing via: carcinoma, sarcoma, or carcinoid of the small intestine inoperable, unresectable, recurrent, or with metastases beyond regional lymph nodes.
Medical evidence SSA expects
Pathology, imaging, surgical records, and oncology notes.
Common misconceptions
Carcinoid tumors often grow slowly; metastatic carcinoid with hormonal syndrome (carcinoid syndrome) 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.