Listing code
105.07
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
Intestinal failure (see 105.00E ) due to short bowel syndrome, chronic motility disorders, or extensive small bowel mucosal disease, resulting in dependence on daily parenteral nutrition via a central venous catheter for at least 12 months.
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 105.07. Last synced 2026-05-04.
Where claims under 105.07 usually fail
A frequent problem is missing the 12-month requirement for daily parenteral nutrition via a central venous catheter, even when the underlying intestinal condition is diagnosed. Another failure mode is submitting evidence that shows digestive disease but does not document dependence on daily parenteral nutrition through a central venous catheter. Some claims focus only on imaging or endoscopy findings without tying the results to intestinal failure and the ongoing nutrition dependence. Others describe a digestive disorder but do not connect it to one of the listed causes (short bowel syndrome, chronic motility disorders, or extensive small bowel mucosal disease).
Medical evidence that strengthens this claim
Medical evidence should establish both the diagnosis and its severity, using items such as medical history, physical examination findings, operative reports, and relevant laboratory findings. Evidence should also show the dependence on daily parenteral nutrition via a central venous catheter for at least 12 months, because that requirement is part of the criteria for 105.07. Diagnostic testing and procedures tied to the digestive disorder can include imaging and endoscopy (and other diagnostic procedures), with results that fit current medical knowledge and proper technique. When operative treatment is involved, operative reports and relevant pathology or clinical lab results can help document the underlying intestinal failure cause.
What happens if your records do not meet this listing
If the 105.07 criteria are not met, the claim can still be evaluated under the remaining digestive child listings (including other listings within 105.00) or under other ways SSA considers functional impact. The key step is that medical evidence still has to show the child's digestive disorder and its severity, and SSA looks for a qualifying match to a specific listing rather than relying on general statements about being unwell. If approval is not reached at the listing level, the evaluation continues using the child's overall functional limitations tied to the medical condition.
Work activity and the SGA gate for this condition
This listing is for children under 18 (Part B). The criteria require intestinal failure due to short bowel syndrome, chronic motility disorders, or extensive small bowel mucosal disease, and dependence on daily parenteral nutrition via a central venous catheter for at least 12 months. Because the listing is framed around that specific medical dependence and time requirement, the evidence focus is on documenting the daily parenteral nutrition via the central venous catheter and the underlying intestinal cause over the required period. If the criteria are not met exactly, the claim is more likely to be handled by looking for another digestive-child listing match within 105.00, such as growth failure, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, or other transplantation or feeding situations spelled out in that same body system.
Listing 105.07 FAQ
Questions that come up repeatedly for intestinal failure disability claims.