It may take the Social Security Administration (SSA) anywhere from six to eight months to initially decide on your Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits application. Understandably, you may require financial relief sooner, and needing to wait this long may be detrimental to your quality of life. With this, you may wish for compassionate allowance eligibility. Well, continue reading to learn how to apply for a compassionate allowance and how an experienced attorney of SSDI eligibility in New Jersey, at The Law Office of Sheryl Gandel Mazur, can help with what you need for this.
What disabilities are possibly eligible for a compassionate allowance?
First things first, the compassionate allowance program is an SSA initiative to quickly identify diseases and other medical conditions that undoubtedly meet its standards for SSDI benefits. Therefore, the compassionate allowance program may allow your application to get approved in as little as a week or, at most, a few months. Without further ado, below are some examples of diseases and other medical conditions that may make you possibly eligible for this expedited processing:
- Acute leukemia.
- Batten disease.
- Desmoplastic mesothelioma.
- Fatal familial insomnia.
- Heart transplant graft failure.
- Juvenile onset Huntington disease.
- Lewy body dementia.
- Nonketotic hyperglycinemia.
- Pulmonary atresia.
- Stiff person syndrome.
- Small cell lung cancer.
- Thyroid cancer.
Of note, there are over 230 qualifying diseases and other medical conditions. As you may already conclude from the list above, it is primarily comprised of cancer types, neurodegenerative disorder types, rare disease types, and other types of medical conditions that are very serious and difficult to live with. But for the complete compassionate allowance list, please visit the SSA’s website. You may even go as far as to submit the name of a condition for consideration if it does not yet appear on this list.
What do I need to apply for a compassionate allowance?
You may be glad to hear that there is no additional paperwork to fill out for a compassionate allowance. You may not have to check certain boxes within your initial SSDI benefits application to denote your interest in a compassionate allowance, either.
This is because the SSA uses cutting-edge technology that automatically scans online applications for keywords and conditions related to the program’s parameters. Then, applications with identified eligible conditions may be flagged as a case for compassionate allowance. This is why it is important to supplement your application with all necessary medical documentation. Even still, if you have not heard anything within a few weeks or months, it may be best to call the SSA or visit your local SSA office to ensure your application is being rightfully expedited.
In conclusion, there is no need to second-guess your decision to retain the services of a skilled New Jersey SSDI attorney. So please call us at The Law Office of Sheryl Gandel Mazur today.
