Who Is Eligible For Compassionate Allowances?
March 16th, 2009 | by admin |
Imagine, if you will, that you have ALS — Lou Gehrig’s disease. What are you supposed to do to provide for your basic daily living needs. As this disease progresses? Fortunately, there exist something known as compassionate allowances, which is a means of providing for the needs of those who have terminal illnesses, based upon minimal medical information — in other words, the basic diagnosis is generally sufficient. It is at least a comfort to know that your needs will be provided and that you’re eligible to receive fast track benefits through the Social Security Administration. There is a list of approximately 50 serious conditions that will determine your eligibility for this benefit. Let’s hope that you don’t have to utilize it any time soon.
