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Final ruleTook effect Oct. 30, 2026

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:

20 CFR 404, 20 CFR 416

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.

Document number2026-13420
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesSocial Security Administration
PublishedJuly 2, 2026
Effective dateOct. 30, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)0960-AI43
DocketSSA-2019-0013
Significant (marked in the Federal Register)Yes

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