The Social Security Administration has added 14 new health conditions to its list of those eligible for fast-track disability benefits under the Compassionate Allowances program.
With this addition, there are now 314 total conditions eligible for the Compassionate Allowances initiative, the SSA announced on Aug. 11.
How Compassionate Allowances Speeds Disability Claims
The Compassionate Allowances list fast-tracks the application process for disability benefits for individuals with certain serious diseases or medical conditions.
Since the initiative began in 2008, more than 1.2 million people with severe disabilities have been approved under Compassionate Allowances, according to the SSA.
“The Compassionate Allowances initiative cuts through red tape and allows us to deliver support to individuals who experience life-changing diagnoses and need help fast,” Frank Bisignano, commissioner of the SSA, said in a statement.
14 Conditions Added to the Fast-Track List
The 14 new health conditions on Social Security’s Compassionate Allowances list are:
- Adenylosuccinate Lyase Deficiency – Neonatal Form and Type 1
- Aicardi Syndrome
- Baraitser-Winter Syndrome
- Beare-Stevenson Cutis Gyrata Syndrome
- Bohring-Opitz Syndrome
- CASK-Related Gene Disorders
- Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma
- Lafora Disease
- Malignant Migrating Partial Seizures of Infancy (MMPSI)
- OPHN1 Syndrome
- Primary Cardiac Sarcoma
- Primary Intracranial Malignant Melanoma
- Uveal Melanoma – with Metastases
- Warburg Micro Syndrome
How to Apply for Disability Benefits
Many of the health conditions included on Social Security’s Compassionate Allowances list for accelerated disability benefits include certain cancers, adult brain disorders and rare disorders that affect children.
The full list of conditions eligible under the initiative is available on Social Security’s website. The application for disability benefits and further information about who is eligible are also available on the agency’s website.
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