On Monday, August 16th, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Kilolo Kijakazi, announced 12 new Compassionate Allowances conditions. Compassionate Allowances is an initiative that allows certain conditions to be quickly identified and qualified for disability benefits through Social Security. The 12 new conditions are as follows: Charlevoix Saguenay Spastic Ataxia (ARSACS), Choroid Plexus Carcinoma CIC-rearranged Sarcoma Congenital Zika Syndrome Desmoplastic Mesothelioma Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy – Adult Pericardial Mesothelioma Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma Renpenning Syndrome SCN8A Related Epilepsy with Encephalopathy SYNGAP1-related NSID Taybi-Linder Syndrome This process of quickly qualifying certain conditions helps the department address barriers by accelerating the disability application process […]
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