The Social Security Administration (“SSA”) added 12 new Compassionate Allowances conditions to the Compassionate Allowances program. This brings the total number of conditions on the list to 278. Disabilities that comprise the Compassionate Allowance list represent the most serious disabilities that affect individuals. The purpose of the program is to expedite disability decisions, so individuals suffering from these severe diseases receive their benefit decisions as quick as possible. Nearly 900,000 people with life-threatening disabilities have received their benefits through this expedited process. The new additions include:
1.
1p36 Deletion
Syndrome
2.
Anaplastic
Ependymoma
3.
Calciphylaxis
4.
Cholangiocarcinoma
5.
FOXG1 Syndrome
6.
Leber
Congenital Amaurosis
7.
Metastatic
Endometrial Adenocarcinoma
8.
Paraneoplastic
Cerebellar Degeneration
9.
Pineoblastoma
– Childhood
10. Primary Omental Cancer
11. Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of the Lung –
Stages II-IV
12. Trisomy 9
To see a complete list of all the impairments which qualify for the Compassionate Allowances program, visit this website: https://www.ssa.gov/compassionateallowances/.
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