35 additional Compassionate Allowances for Social Security Disability

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Thursday, December 6, 2012	Mark Hinkle, Acting Press Officer
For Immediate Release	410-965-8904
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Social Security Announces New Compassionate Allowances Conditions Fast Track Disability Process Will Now Include 200 Conditions Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced 35 additional Compassionate Allowances conditions are in effect, bringing the total number of conditions in the expedited disability process to 200. Compassionate Allowances are a way to quickly identify diseases and other medical conditions that, by definition, meet Social Security’s standards for disability benefits. The program fast-tracks disability decisions to ensure that Americans with the most serious disabilities receive their benefit decisions within days instead of months or years. These conditions primarily include certain cancers, adult brain disorders, and a number of rare disorders that affect children. “We have achieved another milestone for the Compassionate Allowances program, reaching 200 conditions,” Commissioner Astrue said. “Nearly 200,000 people with severe disabilities nationwide have been quickly approved, usually in less than two weeks, through the program since it began in October 2008.” By definition, these conditions are so severe that Social Security does not need to fully develop the applicant’s work history to make a decision. As a result, Social Security eliminated this part of the application process for people who have a condition on the list. Social Security has held seven public hearings and worked with experts to develop the list of Compassionate Allowances conditions. The hearings also have helped the agency identify ways to improve the disability process for applicants with Compassionate Allowances conditions. For more information on the Compassionate Allowances initiative, please visit www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances. New Compassionate Allowances Conditions 1. Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 2. Adult Onset Huntington Disease 3. Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome 4. Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma 5. Aplastic Anemia 6. Beta Thalassemia Major 7. Bilateral Optic Atrophy- Infantile 8. Caudal Regression Syndrome – Types III and IV 9. Child T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma 10. Congenital Lymphedema 11. DeSanctis Cacchione Syndrome 12. Dravet Syndrome 13. Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma 14. Erdheim Chester Disease 15. Fatal Familial Insomnia 16. Fryns Syndrome 17. Fulminant Giant Cell Myocrditis 18. Hepatopulmonary Syndrome 19. Hepatorenal Syndrome 20. Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome 21. Leiomyosarcoma 22. Malignant Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor 23. Malignant Germ Cell Tumor 24. MECP 2 Duplication Syndrome 25. Menkes Disease - Classic or Infantile Onset Form 26. NFU-1 Mitochondrial Disease 27. Non-Ketotic Hyperglcinemia 28. Peritoneal Mucinous Carcinomatosis 29. Phelan- McDermid Syndrome 30. Retinopathy of Prematurity - Stage V 31. Roberts Syndrome 32. Severe Combined Immunodeficiency - Childhood 33. Sinonasal Cancer 34. Transplant Coronary Artery Vasculopathy 35. Usher Syndrome - Type I # # # SSA Press Office 440 Altmeyer Building 6401 Security Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21235 410-965-8904 FAX 410-966-9973

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