Listing code
105.08
Children (Part B)
Body system
105.00
Digestive system (children)
Subsections
2
Lettered criteria paths
Step in evaluation
3 of 5
Listing match approves the claim
SSA listing text and criteria
Growth failure due to any digestive disorder (see 105.00F ), documented by A and B:
Subsection A
Chronic nutritional deficiency present on two evaluations within a consecutive 12-month period and at least 60 days apart documented by 1 or 2: 1. Anemia with hemoglobin less than 10.0 g/dL; or 2. Serum albumin of 3.0 g/dL or less AND
- Anemia with hemoglobin less than 10.0 g/dL; or
- Serum albumin of 3.0 g/dL or less AND
Subsection B
Growth failure as required in 1 or 2: 1. For children from birth to attainment of age 2, three weight-for-length measurements that are: a. Within a consecutive 12-month period; and b. At least 60 days apart; and c. Less than the third percentile values in Table I or Table II; or Third Percentile Values for Weight-for Length Length (Centimeters) Weight (kilograms) Table I - Males Birth to Attainment of Age 2 Table II - Females Birth to Attainment of Age 2 45.0 1.597 1.613 45.5 1.703 1.724 46.5 1.919 1.946 47.5 2.139 2.171 48.5 2.364 2.397 49.5 2.592 2.624 50.5 2.824 2.852 51.5 3.058 3.081 52.5 3.294 3.310 53.5 3.532 3.538 54.5 3.771 3.767 55.5 4.010 3.994 56.5 4.250 4.220 57.5 4.489 4.445 58.5 4.728 4.669 59.5 4.966 4.892 60.5 5.203 5.113 61.5 5.438 5.333 62.5 5.671 5.552 63.5 5.903 5.769 64.5 6.132 5.985 65.5 6.359 6.200 66.5 6.584 6.413 67.5 6.807 6.625 68.5 7.027 6.836 69.5 7.245 7.046 70.5 7.461 7.254 71.5 7.674 7.461 72.5 7.885 7.667 73.5 8.094 7.871 74.5 8.301 8.075 75.5 8.507 8.277 76.5 8.710 8.479 77.5 8.913 8.679 78.5 9.113 8.879 79.5 9.313 9.078 80.5 9.512 9.277 81.5 9.710 9.476 82.5 9.907 9.674 83.5 10.104 9.872 84.5 10.301 10.071 85.5 10.499 10.270 86.5 10.696 10.469 87.5 10.895 10.670 88.5 11.095 10.871 89.5 11.296 11.074 90.5 11.498 11.278 91.5 11.703 11.484 92.5 11.910 11.691 93.5 12.119 11.901 94.5 12.331 12.112 95.5 12.546 12.326 96.5 12.764 12.541 97.5 12.987 12.760 98.5 13.213 12.981 99.5 13.443 13.205 100.5 13.678 13.431 101.5 13.918 13.661 102.5 14.163 13.895 103.5 14.413 14.132 2. For children age 2 to attainment of age 18 , three BMI-for-age measurements that are: a. Within a consecutive 12-month period; and b. At least 60 days apart; and c. Less than the third percentile value in Table III or Table IV. Third Percentile Values for BMI-for-Age Table III - Males Age 2 to Attainment of Age 18 Table IV - Females Age 2 to Attainment of Age 18 Age (yrs. and mos.) BMI Age (yrs. and mos.) BMI 2.0 to 2.1 14.5 2.0 to 2.2 14.1 2.2 to 2.4 14.4 2.3 to 2.6 14.0 2.5 to 2.7 14.3 2.7 to 2.10 13.9 2.8 to 2.11 14.2 2.11 to 3.2 13.8 3.0 to 3.2 14.1 3.3 to 3.6 13.7 3.3 to 3.6 14.0 3.7 to 3.11 13.6 3.7 to 3.11 13.9 4.0 to 4.4 13.5 4.0 to 4.5 13.8 4.5 to 4.11 13.4 4.6 to 5.0 13.7 5.0 to 5.9 13.3 5.1 to 6.0 13.6 5.10 to 7.6 13.2 6.1 to 7.6 13.5 7.7 to 8.4 13.3 7.7 to 8.6 13.6 8.5 to 8.10 13.4 8.7 to 9.1 13.7 8.11 to 9.3 13.5 9.2 to 9.6 13.8 9.4 to 9.8 13.6 9.7 to 9.11 13.9 9.9 to 10.0 13.7 10.0 to 10.3 14.0 10.1 to 10.4 13.8 10.4 to 10.7 14.1 10.5 to 10.7 13.9 10.8 to 10.10 14.2 10.8 to 10.10 14.0 10.11 to 11.2 14.3 10.11 to 11.2 14.1 11.3 to 11.5 14.4 11.3 to 11.5 14.2 11.6 to 11.8 14.5 11.6 to 11.7 14.3 11.9 to 11.11 14.6 11.8 to 11.10 14.4 12.0 to 12.1 14.7 11.11 to 12.1 14.5 12.2 to 12.4 14.8 12.2 to 12.4 14.6 12.5 to 12.7 14.9 12.5 to 12.6 14.7 12.8 to 12.9 15.0 12.7 to 12.9 14.8 12.10 to 13.0 15.1 12.10 to 12.11 14.9 13.1 to 13.2 15.2 13.0 to 13.2 15.0 13.3 to 13.4 15.3 13.3 to 13.4 15.1 13.5 to 13.7 15.4 13.5 to 13.7 15.2 13.8 to 13.9 15.5 13.8 to 13.9 15.3 13.10 to 13.11 15.6 13.10 to 14.0 15.4 14.0 to 14.1 15.7 14.1 to 14.2 15.5 14.2 to 14.4 15.8 14.3 to 14.5 15.6 14.5 to 14.6 15.9 14.6 to 14.7 15.7 14.7 to 14.8 16.0 14.8 to 14.9 15.8 14.9 to 14.10 16.1 14.10 to 15.0 15.9 14.11 to 15.0 16.2 15.1 to 15.2 16.0 15.1 to 15.3 16.3 15.3 to 15.5 16.1 15.4 to 15.5 16.4 15.6 to 15.7 16.2 15.6 to 15.7 16.5 15.8 to 15.10 16.3 15.8 to 15.9 16.6 15.11 to 16.0 16.4 15.10 to 15.11 16.7 16.1 to 16.3 16.5 16.0 to 16.1 16.8 16.4 to 16.6 16.6 16.2 to 16.3 16.9 16.7 to 16.9 16.7 16.4 to 16.5 17.0 16.10 to 17.0 16.8 16.6 to 16.8 17.1 17.1 to 17.3 16.9 16.9 to 16.10 17.2 17.4 to 17.7 17.0 16.11 to 17.0 17.3 17.8 to 17.11 17.1 17.1 to 17.2 17.4 17.3 to 17.5 17.5 17.6 to 17.7 17.6 17.8 to 17.9 17.7 17.10 to 17.11 17.8 Back to Top
- For children from birth to attainment of age 2, three weight-for-length measurements that are:
- For children age 2 to attainment of age 18 , three BMI-for-age measurements that are:
Source: SSA Blue Book listing 105.08. Last synced 2026-05-04.
Where claims under 105.08 usually fail
One pitfall is missing the timing rules, such as having the two nutritional-deficiency evaluations less than 60 days apart or not both within a consecutive 12-month period. Another pitfall is using the wrong growth metric for the child's age, for example using weight-for-length cutoffs for a child age 2 or older, or using BMI-for-age cutoffs for a child under 2. A third pitfall is failing the threshold itself, such as having weights or BMI at or above the third percentile rather than less than the third percentile values in the applicable table. A fourth pitfall is mixing up the nutritional-deficiency lab criteria, which must include either hemoglobin less than 10.0 g/dL OR serum albumin of 3.0 g/dL or less, and must be documented on the required two evaluations.
Medical evidence that strengthens this claim
Evidence for the lab side should include results showing anemia with hemoglobin less than 10.0 g/dL, or serum albumin of 3.0 g/dL or less, taken on two evaluations within a consecutive 12-month period and at least 60 days apart. Evidence for the growth side should include three measurements within a consecutive 12-month period and at least 60 days apart, taken using the correct age-based metric: for birth to attainment of age 2, three weight-for-length measurements with values less than the third percentile in Table I (males) or Table II (females); for age 2 to attainment of age 18, three BMI-for-age measurements with values less than the third percentile in Table III (males) or Table IV (females).
What happens if your records do not meet this listing
For listings in Part B, the process still focuses on whether the child has medically documented impairments that significantly limit functioning. If the strict criteria in 105.08 are not met, the claim can still be approved based on how the digestive disorder and the child's documented effects are assessed under the rest of the evaluation process, including functional limitations shown in the medical evidence. In practice, many claims miss because the growth or lab findings do not meet the lettered timing and threshold requirements, even when there are digestive symptoms or some weight issues.
Work activity and the SGA gate for this condition
For SSDI, work activity at the start of the claim can matter through the substantial gainful activity (SGA) rules, but there is no specific SGA dollar figure stated here. After a child qualifies for benefits, SSA uses the usual continuing eligibility process, which is separate from the listing's medical measurements. For 105.08 specifically, entitlement under this medical listing depends on meeting the documented chronic nutritional deficiency criteria in subsection A (hemoglobin under 10.0 g/dL or serum albumin 3.0 g/dL or less on two evaluations at least 60 days apart) and the documented growth failure criteria in subsection B (three age-appropriate growth measurements at least 60 days apart and less than the third percentile cutoffs).
Listing 105.08 FAQ
Questions that come up repeatedly for growth failure due to any digestive disorder disability claims.