Direct answer
Can I get SSDI for heart disease?
Yes — SSDI can be approved for heart disease when documented findings meet the SSA Blue Book cardiovascular listings, including chronic heart failure with a documented reduced ejection fraction, ischemic heart disease with specific stress or imaging findings, or recurrent arrhythmias — and the impairment prevents Substantial Gainful Activity for at least 12 months.
Heart disease is broad. The Blue Book breaks it into ischemic heart disease, chronic heart failure, recurrent arrhythmias, and other categories with specific findings.
Sourced from ssa.gov — see citations below.
Which listing applies
Blue Book Section 4.00 covers chronic heart failure (4.02), ischemic heart disease (4.04), recurrent arrhythmias (4.05), and other cardiovascular conditions. Each has specific measurable criteria.
What evidence wins
Echocardiograms with ejection fraction, stress tests, cardiac catheterization, Holter monitor results, and cardiologist opinions on functional limitations.
If you don't meet a listing
Approval can still come under the Grid Rules if RFC and vocational factors leave no available work.
Topics
Sources
Every figure and rule on this page is drawn from official SSA publications. Verify at the links below.
- SSA Blue Book — 4.00 Cardiovascular (ssa.gov)
- SSA — Blue Book (Listing of Impairments) (ssa.gov)
- SSA — How You Qualify for Disability (ssa.gov)