Social Security has expanded the Compassionate Allowances List (CAL), a list of medical conditions and diseases that qualify for expedited processing by the Social Security Administration (SSA) when someone files for a disability benefits claim. Close to 300 conditions are included on the CAL, including ALS, early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, certain types of cancer, and rare diseases, making it possible for the most urgent disability benefits cases to apply and get help quickly.
New Additions to the Compassionate Allowances List
The Compassionate Allowances List is periodically updated by the SSA in response to medical research, expert opinions, and public input, particularly from people who have certain types of illnesses or medical conditions. Recently added to the CAL list are the following:
- Adult Heart Transplant Wait List, Status Levels 1-4
- Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome
- Child Heart Transplant Wait List, Status Levels 1A/1B
- Costello Syndrome
- Histiocytic Malignancies
- Histiocytosis Syndromes
- Neonatal Marfan Syndrome
- PACS1 Syndrome
- Plasmablastic Lymphoma
- Renal Medullary Carcinoma
- Snijders Blok-Campeau Syndrome
Applying for disability is no easy task, and it is especially difficult for individuals suffering acutely from invasive, weakening, and life-threatening conditions or treatments. They and their families especially need compassionate care, something the SSA recognizes and works to expedite whenever possible.
The safest option in critical circumstances is to work with an experienced Social Security disability attorney to ensure that disability paperwork is completed and filed properly and every opportunity to quality for compassionate allowance is made possible.
How SSA Accelerates the Disability Process Through CAL
The Compassionate Allowances program quickly identifies claims where a medical condition or disease clearly meets Social Security’s standard for disability. While a typical application for disability requires excess documentation, proof, and testimony, the severe nature of the conditions on the CAL often allows the sufferer’s claim based on medical confirmation of the diagnosis alone.
Over one million people with severe disabilities have been approved through the CAL, which is a policy-compliant disability process. The goal is to reduce the amount of time people must wait to get a decision about their disability claim. Compassionate Allowances accelerates the application process. Here’s how things go when someone applies for disability benefits and fits on the CAL:
- Medical record are obtained to make an accurate determination.
- Leading technology is used to identify CAL conditions and deliver a quick decision.
- The SSA Health IT department makes the determination process fast and efficient with the help of electronic medical records.
- Electronic records provide medication information that can be reviewed immediately and contribute to a quick determination.
Get Legal Help Before Applying for Disability Benefits
Everyone who applies for disability benefits wants speedy acceptance and not rejection. While there are some applications that will always precedence, if you want to give yourself the best chance at receiving disability benefits, especially if your condition does not qualify for Compassionate Allowance, get expert support.
Give yourself the opportunity to get the best guidance and support so your benefits can get the green light and not be rejected or overlooked. Contact Thurswell Law to support you. Schedule a consultation by calling (248) 354-2222 today. We do not charge any fees until we win.