Listing code
105.02
Children (Part B)
Body system
105.00
Digestive system (children)
Subsections
0
No lettered criteria
Step in evaluation
3 of 5
Listing match approves the claim
SSA listing text and criteria
Gastrointestinal hemorrhaging from any cause, requiring three blood transfusions of at least 10 cc of blood/kg of body weight per transfusion, within a consecutive 12-month period and at least 30 days apart. Consider under a disability for 1 year following the last documented transfusion; after that, evaluate the residual impairment(s).
This listing has no lettered subsections. The diagnosis itself, supported by the medical evidence described in the body-system overview, is what SSA evaluates.
Source: SSA Blue Book listing 105.02. Last synced 2026-05-04.
Where claims under 105.02 usually fail
Missing the transfusion timing is a frequent failure mode, such as having three transfusions too spread out to fit a consecutive 12-month period, or transfusions less than 30 days apart. Another pitfall is not meeting the transfusion amount requirement, since each transfusion must be at least 10 cc of blood per kg of body weight. A separate pitfall is treating 'GI bleeding' documentation as enough even when the record does not clearly show the number of transfusions and the dose per kg. Finally, some cases get derailed by focusing on the underlying diagnosis without proving the hemorrhaging led to the required three transfusions meeting the criteria.
Medical evidence that strengthens this claim
Medical evidence should show the existence and severity of the digestive disorder, including relevant laboratory findings, and it should include the child's medical history and laboratory results tied to the bleeding episodes. For this specific listing, the key documentation is the transfusion record showing three blood transfusions within a consecutive 12-month period, each transfusion being at least 10 cc of blood per kg of body weight, with each one at least 30 days apart. Diagnostic procedures and related labs can help establish the digestive disorder and hemorrhaging event, but qualification hinges on the transfusion count, timing, and dose per kg.
What happens if your records do not meet this listing
If the three-transfusion requirement is not met, the claim still may not end there. SSA can evaluate whether residual impairment(s) remain after the last documented transfusion, and it can consider the child's overall digestive impairments under the digestive listings. If the needed transfusion pattern falls outside the consecutive 12-month window or the 30-day spacing, that criterion usually fails, but the medical record can still support evaluation of other functional limitations within the childhood digestive listings.
Work activity and the SGA gate for this condition
For children applying for benefits under a childhood digestive listing, SSA generally evaluates whether the medical evidence supports the condition and its severity, and this listing specifically requires three blood transfusions meeting the dose and spacing rules. The listing applies for 1 year following the last documented transfusion, and after that period SSA evaluates residual impairment(s) rather than the transfusion event itself. SGA work activity is not relevant for this Part B (children) listing context.
Listing 105.02 FAQ
Questions that come up repeatedly for gastrointestinal hemorrhaging from any cause, requiring three blood transfusions of at least 10 cc of blood/kg of body weight per transfusion, within a consecutive 12-month period and at least 30 days apart disability claims.