This week, the Social Security Administration announced that they have expanded the list of Compassionate Allowance conditions. The Compassionate Allowance list now includes the following conditions:
- Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma
- Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease
- Microvillus Inclusion Disease – Child
- Mowat-Wilson Syndrome
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome with Excess Blasts
- NUT Carcinoma
- Pfeiffer Syndrome - Types II and III
- Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia
- Posterior Cortical Atrophy
- Renal Amyloidosis – AL Type
- Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma.
The Social Security Administration’s Compassionate Allowance Program expedites the disability review process for claimants whose medical conditions are serious enough to meet disability standards. This Program quickens the process and allows certain claimants to get their benefits sooner if they have medical conditions that are so serious that it’s clear they would qualify for disability.
In order to be approved quickly under the Compassionate Allowance Program, you must:
- 1. Be diagnosed with a condition that is on the Compassionate Allowance list, and
- 2. Submit medical records that support your diagnosis when you file your application.
The conditions under the Compassionate Allowance program primarily include cancers, brain disorders, and several rare disorders that affect children. A complete list of diagnoses can be found online in the Compassionate Allowance List at www.ssa.gov/compassionateallowances/conditions.htm
