This important change will benefit SSDI applicants who have these conditions because it expedites decisions for Americans with severe disabilities. As a matter of fact, the new measures were announced by Martin O’Malley, who is Social Security’s Commissioner.
Receiving SSDI payments, worth $1,537 on average, as soon as possible is of vital importance. Medical expenses and other things patients may need to adapt their lives to their new situation could be costly. Not to mention the fact that they must continue paying the mortgage, bills, and buying groceries among other things.
How many conditions and revisions have been included in the compassionate allowances list for SSDI?
The U.S. Commissioner of Social Security claimed that 2 revisions to two existing Compassionate Allowances conditions and nine new Compassionate Allowances conditions will be included.
- Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome,
- Costello Syndrome,
- Adult Heart Transplant Wait List – Status Levels 1-4,
- Child Heart Transplant Wait List – Status Levels 1A/1B (revised existing condition),
- Histiocytic Malignancies, Histiocytosis Syndromes (revised existing condition),
- Neonatal Marfan Syndrome,
- PACS1 Syndrome, Plasmablastic Lymphoma,
- Renal Medullary Carcinoma,
- Snijders Blok-Campeau Syndrome.
What does this imply for SSDI applicants?
In this way, the Compassionate Allowances program will identify such claims much faster. So, if you apply for SSDI and you have one of these diseases or medical conditions, it will clearly meet the strict definition of disability set by the Social Security Administration to be part of the Compassionate Allowances program.
Bear in mind that these conditions or diseases are very severe. So, these claims are often accepted or allowed based on medical confirmation of the diagnosis itself. So, far, more than 1 million Americans have benefited from this accelerated process.
As a result of these changes, the Social Security Administration claims that there are 287 conditions in the Compassionate Allowances program. If you have one of these conditions, it is time to apply for SSDI and even SSI if you have a low income or have not earned enough work credits.
Visit this website to check it out: https://www.ssa.gov/compassionateallowances/conditions.htm