The Social Security Administration (“SSA”) added 14
new conditions to the Compassionate Allowances program. This brings the total number of
conditions on the list to 314. 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. More than 1.2 million people with life-threatening disabilities
have received their benefits through this expedited process. The new additions include:
- 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
To see a complete list of all the impairments which qualify for
the Compassionate Allowances program, visit this website: https://www.ssa.gov/compassionateallowances/.
Got a question that you need answered? Please check out our
website at www.westcoastdisability.com . We
try to provide you with valuable information on our website that may help you
navigate the Social Security Disability process. Also, feel free to shoot us an
email at megan@westcoastdisability.com or call us at (800) 459-3017.
