List of Compassionate Allowances for Social Security Disability Up to 200

Sometimes a condition is so severe and disabling that it is obvious that Social Security Disability benefits should be given. For cases like this, Social Security has the Compassionate Allowances program. Compassionate allowances are an important part of the Social Security Disability process, allowing the claims of the most disabled applicants to be expedited through the process. Conditions for which even the most basic medical records will prove their disabled status are considered for inclusion on the Compassionate Allowances list. Those who benefit from the Compassionate Allowances list include those with certain late-stage cancers, early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease, and a variety of rare and genetic disorders.

Social Security looks at a variety of information sources in order to determine which conditions should be included on the compassionate allowances list, including the National Institutes of Health, medical doctors, and scientific experts. They also listen to the public – comments from local offices and the Disability Determination Services contribute to the decision, as does information from public hearings. Some of the recent public hearings have been on rare diseases, cancers, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke, early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, schizophrenia, cardiovascular disease and multiple organ transplants and autoimmune diseases.

Recently, the 200th condition was added to the list. To recognize this continuing improvement of Social Security Disability services to the most disabled people, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration is holding an event in Washington DC. The reception is to be held Thursday, December 6 at 10am in the Hart Senate Building. The event is open to the public.

Source: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances/