The regulations provide for eligibility at least until the attainment of age 1 in
cases where a child has major congenital organ dysfunction that could be expected
to result in death within the first year of life without surgical correction and the
impairment is expected to be disabling (because of residual impairment following surgery,
or the recovery time required, or both) until attainment of 1 year of age- see DI 25225.060, example 3. If the CPD occurred after the surgery, the findings relevant to medical
severity include findings prior to the surgery. In these cases, the pre-surgery signs,
symptoms, and laboratory findings should be used to determine whether there has been
a change in symptoms, signs, and/or laboratory findings relevant to current severity.