Social Security has a list of 300 conditions which allow a claim to be expedited through the determination process if they are aware of the diagnosis. This week Social Security added 14 new conditions to its list of those eligible for expedition in the determination process. This list is called the Compassionate Allowance List. This does not guarantee an award of benefits based on diagnosis alone. This just allowances the applicant’s claim to be expedited and avoid the 9 to 12 month back log in evaluating claims.
With the addition of 14 new conditions, there are now 314 total conditions eligible for the Compassionate Allowances initiative as of August 11, 2026.
The 14 new health conditions on Social Security’s Compassionate Allowances list are:
- Adenylosuccinate Lyase Deficiency – Neonatal Form and Type 1
- Aicardi Syndrome
- Baraitser-Winter Syndrome
- Beare-Stevenson Cutis Gyrata Syndrome
- Bohring-Opitz Syndrome
- CASK-Related Gene Disorders
- Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma
- Lafora Disease
- Malignant Migrating Partial Seizures of Infancy (MMPSI)
- OPHN1 Syndrome
- Primary Cardiac Sarcoma
- Primary Intracranial Malignant Melanoma
- Uveal Melanoma – with Metastases
- Warburg Micro Syndrome
You can view the full list of eligible conditions on Social Securities website. The Compassionate Allowances list is separate from Listings or other rules. However, if you have one of the CAL conditions, you likely may meet a Listing level impairment as outlined by Social Security.
Many of these conditions are very rare conditions that can affect both children and adults. Contact an experienced Social Security disability representative at Gardberg & Kemmerly, P.C. today at 251-343-1111 for a free case evaluation and lets determine if your condition may fall within the Compassionate Allowance list. Gardberg & Kemmerly, P.C. represents Social Security disability claimants in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and Louisiana at all levels of the disability process from initial application to appeals to Federal Court.