Compassionate Allowances Conditions
Social Security has identified certain medical conditions that satisfy Social Security’s medical criteria for disability. These conditions are called Compassionate Allowances Conditions and may be found online at http://www.ssa.gov/compassionateallowances/conditions.htm.
As
explained on the Social Security website: “The Compassionate Allowances
(CAL) initiative is a way to expedite the processing of SSDI and SSI
disability claims for applicants whose medical conditions are so severe
that their conditions obviously meet Social Security's definition of
disability.”
Social
Security also states that the application process is the same for
claimants who have Compassionate Allowances Conditions, but that “SSA
will expedite the applications of those with a CAL condition.”
You
and your “personal advocate” and medical team need to review the
medical conditions that make up the Compassionate Allowances Conditions.
Disabled
applicants with medical problems that appear on this list should make
sure that they obtain and submit complete medical records that confirm
their diagnoses.
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