The Social Security Administration has added 14 new health conditions to its list of those eligible for fast-track disability benefits under the Compassionate Allowances program.
With this addition, there are now 314 total conditions eligible for the Compassionate Allowances initiative, the SSA announced on Aug. 11.
The Compassionate Allowances list fast tracks the application process for disability benefits for individuals with certain serious diseases or medical conditions.
Since the initiative began in 2008, more than 1.2 million people with severe disabilities have been approved under Compassionate Allowances, according to SSA.
"The Compassionate Allowances initiative cuts through red tape and allows us to deliver support to individuals who
experience life-changing diagnoses and need help fast," Frank Bisignano, commissioner of the SSA, said in a statement.
See 14 new conditions on Social Security fast-track disability list
The 14 new health conditions on Social Security's Compassionate Allowances list are:
- Adenylosuccinate Lyase Deficiency – Neonatal Form and Type 1
- Aicardi Syndrome
- Baraitser-Winter Syndrome
- Beare-Stevenson Cutis Gyrata Syndrome
- Bohring-Opitz Syndrome
- CASK-Related Gene Disorders
- Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma
- Lafora Disease
- Malignant Migrating Partial Seizures of Infancy (MMPSI)
- OPHN1 Syndrome
- Primary Cardiac Sarcoma
- Primary Intracranial Malignant Melanoma
- Uveal Melanoma – with Metastases
- Warburg Micro Syndrome
See full list of conditions eligible for Social Security fast-track disability
Many of the health conditions included on Social Security's Compassionate Allowances list for accelerated disability benefits include certain cancers, adult brain disorders and rare disorders that affect children.
The full list of conditions that are eligible under the initiative are available on Social Security's website.
The application for disability benefits and further information about who's eligible is also available on Social Security's website.
Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. Keep up with her on X @melinakh and Instagram @bymelinakhan.
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