Social Security Accelerates Decisions for
People with Severe Disabilities
Agency Expands Compassionate
Allowances List
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[August 20, 2022]
Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
today announced 12 new Compassionate Allowances conditions:
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma, Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell
Neoplasm, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease, Microvillus Inclusion
Disease – Child, Mowat-Wilson Syndrome, Myelodysplastic Syndrome with
Excess Blasts, NUT Carcinoma, Pfeiffer Syndrome - Types II and III,
Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, Renal
Amyloidosis – AL Type, and Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma.
The Compassionate Allowances program quickly identifies claims where the
applicant’s condition or disease clearly meets Social Security’s
statutory standard for disability. Due to the severe nature of many of
these conditions, these claims are often allowed based on medical
confirmation of the diagnosis alone. To date, more than 800,000 people
with severe disabilities have been approved through this accelerated,
policy-compliant disability process, which has grown to a total of 266
conditions.
“The Social Security Administration is committed to reducing barriers
and ensuring people who are eligible for benefits receive them,” said
Acting Commissioner Kijakazi. “Our Compassionate Allowances program
allows us to strengthen that commitment by accelerating the disability
application process for people with the most severe disabilities.”
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When a person applies for disability benefits, Social Security
must obtain medical records in order to make an accurate determination. The
agency incorporates leading technology to identify potential Compassionate
Allowances cases and make quick decisions. Social Security’s Health IT brings
the speed and efficiency of electronic medical records to the disability
determination process. With electronic records transmission, Social Security can
quickly obtain a claimant’s medical information, review it, and make a fast
determination.
For more information about the program, including a list of all
Compassionate Allowances conditions, please visit
www.socialsecurity.
gov/compassionateallowances.
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To learn more about Social Security’s Health IT program, please visit
www.socialsecurity.gov/
hit.
People may apply online for disability benefits by visiting
www.socialsecurity.gov.
To create a my Social Security account, please visit
www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.
[Jack Myers
Public Affairs Specialist
Social Security Administration] |