Get Your 2025 Social Security Disability Benefits Quicker With Compassionate Allowances

If you or a loved one has a severe medical condition, Social Security’s Compassionate Allowances (CAL) program can help you get disability benefits faster.

CAL identifies diseases and conditions that clearly meet Social Security’s standards for disability benefits, cutting down the wait time for approval.
 

What Are Compassionate Allowances?

The Social Security Administration (SSA) created the CAL program to quickly approve claims for serious illnesses, including:

• Certain cancers

• Adult brain disorders

• Rare childhood disorders

By focusing on conditions that automatically meet SSA’s disability criteria, CAL speeds up the approval process for both Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs.
 

How CAL Works

SSA uses cutting-edge technology and expert guidance to identify potential Compassionate Allowances. They consider:

• Public input and comments

• Feedback from Social Security and Disability Determination Service staff

• Medical and scientific research, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Past hearings and outreach about severe conditions

This helps the SSA make fast, accurate decisions for applicants with the most serious disabilities.
 

Who Can Benefit

Anyone with a condition on the CAL list can have their claim processed faster than usual, reducing the months-long wait often associated with disability approval.

This is especially important for individuals with urgent medical needs.

Read: SSA Confirms: 13 New Conditions Added to Speed Up Social Security Benefit Approvals

For full list of Compassionate Allowances Conditions, check here.
 

How to Submit a Condition for Consideration

If you know of a severe condition that might qualify as a Compassionate Allowance, you can submit it for review by SSA.

Visit Submit the Name of a Condition for Consideration to learn more.

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