# Can I get SSDI for heart disease?

Heart disease is broad. The Blue Book breaks it into ischemic heart disease, chronic heart failure, recurrent arrhythmias, and other categories with specific findings.

**Direct answer:** 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.

## Which listing applies

Blue Book [Section 4.00](https://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/4.00-Cardiovascular-Adult.htm) 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.

## Sources
- SSA Blue Book — 4.00 Cardiovascular — https://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/4.00-Cardiovascular-Adult.htm
- SSA — Blue Book (Listing of Impairments) — https://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/
- SSA — How You Qualify for Disability — https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/disability/qualify.html

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## Topics
- SSA Blue Book — https://ssdidirectanswers.com/blue-book
- SSDI — https://ssdidirectanswers.com/ssdi

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