For years now, people filing for disability benefits have had to wait in longer and longer lines as the list of claimants continues to grow. And even with the announcement of fast tracking applications, the backlog doesn’t appear to be shrinking as quickly as the Social Security Administration had hoped. In another push to help […]
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SSA announces addition of 35 more compassionate allowances
Posted on December 21st, 2012 by Jeffrey Rabin
Which diseases qualify for Social Security disability benefits?
Posted on August 17th, 2012 by Jeffrey Rabin
People often wonder, “If I have such-and-such disease, will I qualify for Social Security disability benefits?” Usually the answer is, “It depends.” The Social Security Administration does have a compassionate allowances list, which identifies medical conditions that invariably qualify under the “listing of impairments” for benefits. The program was created so that people who are […]
Social Security adds 52 conditions to ‘compassionate allowances’
Posted on June 7th, 2012 by Jeffrey Rabin
The number of conditions that qualify as “compassionate allowances” to the Social Security Administration is growing. The compassionate allowances program was created so that the most severely disabled could receive their benefits faster. Now, many more conditions have been added to the list, which has grown considerably since its inception. Effective in August, 52 conditions […]