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SOCIAL SECURITY
News Release
Social Security Expands Compassionate Allowances Conditions
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced 13 new Compassionate Allowances conditions involving the immune
system and neurological disorders. The Compassionate Allowances 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. Commissioner Astrue made the
announcement during his remarks at the U.S. Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Products in Washington, D.C.
“Social Security handles more than three million disability applications each year and we need to keep innovating and making our work more
efficient,” Commissioner Astrue said. “With our Compassionate Allowances program, we quickly approved disability benefits for more than
60,000 people with severe disabilities in the past fiscal year. We have made significant improvements, but we can always do more.”
The Compassionate Allowances initiative identifies claims where the nature of the applicant’s disease or condition clearly meets the statutory
standard for disability. With the help of sophisticated new information technology, the agency can quickly identify potential Compassionate
Allowances and then quickly make decisions.
Social Security launched the Compassionate Allowances program in 2008 with a list of 50 diseases and conditions. The announcement of 13
new conditions, effective in December, will increase the total number of Compassionate Allowances conditions to 113. The conditions include
certain cancers, adult brain disorders, a number of rare genetic disorders of children, early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis, and other disorders
The agency announced a small grant program for graduate students that will help Social Security improve its list and has recently awarded an
Small Grant Program. This new program aims to improve the disability process through innovative research by graduate students who will
receive small stipends for their work. In addition, the agency recently streamlined its online disability application for people who have a
condition on the Compassionate Allowances list.approximately $1.8 million grant over a five-year period to Policy Research, Incorporated (PRI)
through the Disability Determination Process
For more information on the Compassionate Allowances initiative, please visit www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances.
New Compassionate Allowances Conditions
Malignant Multiple Sclerosis
Paraneoplastic Pemphigus
Multicentric Castleman Disease
Pulmonary Kaposi Sarcoma
Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
Primary Effusion Lymphoma
Angelman Syndrome
Lewy Body Dementia
Lowe Syndrome
Corticobasal Degeneration
Multiple System Atrophy
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
The ALS/Parkinsonism Dementia Complex
Sincerely,
David Vinokurov
District Manager – Trenton, NJ
Social Security Administration
Phone: 866-365-6009
FAX: 609-989-0471
CHECK OUT OUR ONLINE SERVICES
WWW.SOCIALSECURITY.GOV
WWW.SSA.GOV From applying for disability, retirement, Medicare or spouses benefits, to obtaining a proof of income letter, changing an
address or phone number, getting a replacement Medicare card or a Social Security Benefit Statement, Social Security’s website can save you
and your clients a lot of time.
Think WWW.SSA.GOV first!!!
SOCIAL SECURITY
News Release
Social Security Expands Compassionate Allowances Conditions
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced 13 new Compassionate Allowances conditions involving the immune
system and neurological disorders. The Compassionate Allowances 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. Commissioner Astrue made the
announcement during his remarks at the U.S. Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Products in Washington, D.C.
“Social Security handles more than three million disability applications each year and we need to keep innovating and making our work more
efficient,” Commissioner Astrue said. “With our Compassionate Allowances program, we quickly approved disability benefits for more than
60,000 people with severe disabilities in the past fiscal year. We have made significant improvements, but we can always do more.”
The Compassionate Allowances initiative identifies claims where the nature of the applicant’s disease or condition clearly meets the statutory
standard for disability. With the help of sophisticated new information technology, the agency can quickly identify potential Compassionate
Allowances and then quickly make decisions.
Social Security launched the Compassionate Allowances program in 2008 with a list of 50 diseases and conditions. The announcement of 13
new conditions, effective in December, will increase the total number of Compassionate Allowances conditions to 113. The conditions include
certain cancers, adult brain disorders, a number of rare genetic disorders of children, early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis, and other disorders
The agency announced a small grant program for graduate students that will help Social Security improve its list and has recently awarded an
Small Grant Program. This new program aims to improve the disability process through innovative research by graduate students who will
receive small stipends for their work. In addition, the agency recently streamlined its online disability application for people who have a
condition on the Compassionate Allowances list.approximately $1.8 million grant over a five-year period to Policy Research, Incorporated (PRI)
through the Disability Determination Process
For more information on the Compassionate Allowances initiative, please visit www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances.
New Compassionate Allowances Conditions
Malignant Multiple Sclerosis
Paraneoplastic Pemphigus
Multicentric Castleman Disease
Pulmonary Kaposi Sarcoma
Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
Primary Effusion Lymphoma
Angelman Syndrome
Lewy Body Dementia
Lowe Syndrome
Corticobasal Degeneration
Multiple System Atrophy
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
The ALS/Parkinsonism Dementia Complex
Sincerely,
David Vinokurov
District Manager – Trenton, NJ
Social Security Administration
Phone: 866-365-6009
FAX: 609-989-0471
CHECK OUT OUR ONLINE SERVICES
WWW.SOCIALSECURITY.GOV
WWW.SSA.GOV From applying for disability, retirement, Medicare or spouses benefits, to obtaining a proof of income letter, changing an
address or phone number, getting a replacement Medicare card or a Social Security Benefit Statement, Social Security’s website can save you
and your clients a lot of time.
Think WWW.SSA.GOV first!!!