Some individuals have conditions that are considered so serious that the Social Security Administration (SSA) will fast-track their application for benefits. The Compassionate Allowance Initiative identifies these conditions via public outreach hearings and consultation with various medical and scientific authorities.
There are over 200 conditions that are considered as Compassionate Allowance (CAL ) conditions. Although an individual with a CAL condition is, unfortunately, not entitled to additional funding from SSI or SSDI, their claim will be processed more quickly, pending access to medical records and a lack of administrative holdups. If the examiners find that there is medical evidence to support the claim of a diagnosis with a CAL condition, the applicant will be considered disabled.
If you want more information about the Compassionate Allowance Initiative, please visit this website. If you believe that you may have a CAL condition, you may find it on this list. Please note that individual conditions may have more specific names that are included in a broader category of condition, so do not assume that your condition is not a CAL condition if you can’t find it immediately.
