CHILDREN WITH LYMPHEDEMA IN THE USA – FAST TRACK APPROVAL IN SOCIAL SECURITY NATIONAL LEGISLATION ON DISABILITY RECOGNITION FOR CONGENITAL LYMPHEDEMA (PRIMARY LYMPHEDEMA)

The Compassionate Allowances program provides benefits to applicants whose medical conditions qualify for disability under the Social Security impairment listing

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This program allows Social Security to quickly target disabled applicants and grants them benefits soon after applying.

Having a disability disease that is on the Compassionate Allowance list (CAL) is enough to qualify and put your application for benefits on the fast track for approval.

Applicants need to support their claims with medical records to prove their diagnosis.

Conditions designated with Compassionate Allowance, are approve by the Social Security for disability benefits based on a relatively small amount of objective medical data.

Positive award decisions can be received in as little as 10 days since the application.

Compassionate Allowances allow disability determination to be made more quickly. Beneficiaries have then to wait a few months after to begin receiving benefits, and up to 24 months after for Medicare benefits to begin.

  

For USA Social Security information please visit the following pages: 

Social Security. List of Conditions that qualify for Compassionate Allowances. 
Primary Lymphedema:

https://www.ssa.gov/compassionateallowances/conditions.htm

Social Security. Information on Congenital Lymphedema (Primary Lymphedema):

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0423022939

Social Security. Information on Compassionate Allowance:

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances/

Interesting Information:

Lymphedema and employability

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28127649

Chronic oedema/lymphoedema: under-recognised and under-treated.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24618210

Lymphoedema Disability Questionnaire (Lymph-ICF)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21493748

Lymphoedema Disability Questionnaire for Lower Limb Lymphoedema

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24415775

Chronic venous disease (CVD), a common cause of lymphedema

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21958566

Guía de valoración de incapacidad laboral para linfedema

http://www.isciii.es/ISCIII/es/contenidos/fd-publicaciones-isciii/fd-documentos/GUIA_DE_VALORACION_DE_INCAPACIDAD_LABORAL_PARA_AP.pdf

Cáncer de mama y discapacidad. Criterios de valoración y controversias médico-legales

http://www.elsevier.es/es-revista-revista-senologia-patologia-mamaria-131-articulo-cancer-mama-discapacidad-criterios-valoracion-S0214158213000558

Bibliographic Reference:

“Social Security Compassionate Allowence”:

http://www.disabilitysecrets.com/resources/social-security-disability/social-security-basics/compassionate-allowance   (17-04-13) 

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