WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDNews) — The Social Security Administration has accelerated the disability application process for individuals with the most severe diagnoses by adding 13 medical conditions to its Compassionate Allowances (CAL) list.
Benefit judgments for applicants whose circumstances qualify as disabilities under Social Security are expedited through the CAL program. More than 1.1 million people have been accepted under the project since its inception, and the list now has 300 conditions with the most recent additions.
The following are the new requirements:
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Au-Kline Syndrome
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Bilateral Anophthalmia
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Carey-Fineman-Ziter Syndrome
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Harlequin Ichthyosis Child
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
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LMNA-related Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
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Progressive Muscular Atrophy
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Pulmonary Amyloidosis AL Type
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Rasmussen Encephalitis
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Thymic Carcinoma
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Turnpenny-Fry Syndrome
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WHO Grade III Meningiomas
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Zhu-Tokita-Takenouchi-Kim Syndrome.
“We are always seeking methods to enhance our disability programs and better serve the public,” stated SSA Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano. We are assisting more people with life-altering illnesses in getting the care they require as soon as possible by including these 13 conditions on the Compassionate Allowances list.
Social Security can safely obtain electronic medical records from some providers through the Health IT program, which enables adjudicators to make decisions more quickly and accurately.
Visitssa.gov/compassionateallowances for a full list of CAL conditions and more information.
