What you have to prove
Meet listing via: (1) inoperable or unresectable; OR (2) with regional or distant metastases; OR (3) recurrent despite prescribed treatment.
Medical evidence SSA expects
Pathology, imaging (MRI, CT, PET), surgical records, and oncology notes.
Common misconceptions
Sarcomas vary greatly by subtype. Low-grade sarcomas treated with wide local excision often don't qualify; high-grade and pediatric sarcomas (rhabdomyosarcoma) typically do.
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.