Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Cardiovascular Disorders
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 2, 2026. Document 2026-13420. Updated Nov. 8, 2026.
- What it does
We are revising the criteria in the Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate claims involving cardiovascular disorders in adults and children under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act). The revisions reflect our adjudicative experience, advances in medical knowledge, and comments we received from the public in response to a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
The Social Security Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
2 parts of Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Social Security Administration has published 3 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 2 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0960-AI43 since Jan. 1, 2025.
Since then:
- What happens next and when
This rule is effective October 30, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-13420 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Social Security Administration |
| Published | July 2, 2026 |
| Effective date | Oct. 30, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 0960-AI43 |
| Docket | SSA-2019-0013 |
| Significant (marked in the Federal Register) | Yes |
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