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Social Security adds 14 rare health conditions to fast-track disability list — here’s who’s eligible

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Social Security adds 14 rare health conditions to fast-track disability list — here’s who’s eligible See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google The Social Security Administration (SSA) has just made it easier for folks with rare health conditions to secure some green.

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The SSA has just announced that 14 new conditions will be added to the agency’s Compassionate Allowances (CAL) list, bringing the total number of medical conditions to 314.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The 14 new health conditions added to the CAL 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”
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Three independent web sources (AOL, Epoch Times, and another news source) list the specific 14 conditions added to the CAL list, matching the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Here are the new conditions added to the Social Security Administration's list: Adenylosuccinate Lyase deficiency – Neonatal Form and Type 1Aicardi syndromeBaraitser-Winter syndromeBeare-Stevenson cut…
https://www.aol.com/articles/social-security-adds-14-conditi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The newly added conditions are: Adenylosuccinate Lyase Deficiency – Neonatal Form and Type 1. Aicardi Syndrome. Baraitser-Winter Syndrome.
https://www.ssa.gov/news/en/press/releases/2026-08-11.html
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web search NEUTRAL — The 14 conditions are Adenylosuccinate Lyase Deficiency-Neonatal Form and Type 1, Aicardi Syndrome, Baraitser-Winter Syndrome, Beare-Stevenson Cutis Gyrata Syndrome, Bohring-Opitz Syndrome, CASK-Relat…
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/14-health-conditions-added-…
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Claim 2: “Additionally, you must be at least 65, blind or disabled, have limited income and have limited resources.”
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No evidence was provided for this claim after searching.
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Claim 3: “The CAL list started back in 2008, and has since given over 1.2 million people with severe disabilities approval under Compassionate Allowances, according to the SSA.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of 'compassionate' and unrelated Wikipedia entries. No evidence was provided regarding the start date or number of approvals for the CAL program.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asiye Khanum Ezzeddin Qajar (Persian: آسیه خانم عزالدین قاجار; died 1802/03) was the mother of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (r. 1797–1834). She functioned as the administrator of the Qajar harem and the treasu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiye_Khanum_Ezzeddin_Qajar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hours and Times is a 1992 drama film written and directed by Christopher Münch. Starring David Angus and Ian Hart, it is a fictionalized account of what might have happened during a real holiday t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hours_and_Times
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Unemployment benefits, also called unemployment insurance, unemployment payment, unemployment compensation, or simply unemployment, are payments made by governmental bodies to unemployed people. Depen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment_benefits
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Claim 4: “SSI is a program within Social Security and provides monthly payments to those with disabilities as well as older adults and disabled children.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'supplemental'. No factual evidence about the SSI program was provided in the evidence section for this specific claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 24, 2026 · The meaning of SUPPLEMENTAL is serving to supplement. How to use supplemental in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supplemental
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web search NEUTRAL — Something that's supplemental is added when there's a lack or deficiency. You might feed the runt from a litter of puppies supplemental milk because he can't get enough from his mother. Teachers are f…
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/supplemental
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web search NEUTRAL — SUPPLEMENTAL definition: 1. extra: 2. → supplementary. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/suppleme…
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Claim 5: “You must be a US citizen or national or a “noncitizen in one of certain alien classifications,” the SSA said.”
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Multiple sources, including the official SSA SSI Eligibility page and Advocator Advantage, confirm the citizenship and alien classification requirements.
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web search NEUTRAL — A noncitizen who is a qualified alien or in one of certain alien classifications granted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). When is a non-citizen eligible for SSI? Beginning August 22, 1996…
https://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-eligibility-ussi.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — Is a U.S. citizen or national, or a noncitizen in one of certain alien classifications granted by the.A noncitizen must also meet all of the other requirements for SSI eligibility, including the limit…
https://www.ecac-parentcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Underst…
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web search NEUTRAL — be either a U.S. citizen or national, or a noncitizen in one of the certain alien classifications granted by the Department of Homeland Security; reside in one of the 50 States, the District of Columb…
https://www.advocator.com/glossary/supplemental-security-inc…
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Claim 6: “Checks are distributed on the first of every month, unless it falls on a weekend or holiday.”
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Claim 7: “Your benefits may include a monthly payment and Medicare and is based on your work history before your disability began.”
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Claim 8: “SSDI payments are usually scheduled on the same Wednesday-based timetable as Social Security retirement benefits.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 9: “Frank J. Bisignano, commissioner of the SSA”
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Wikipedia and multiple web search results explicitly state that Frank J. Bisignano is the commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frank J. Bisignano (born August 9, 1959) is an American businessman who has served as the commissioner of the Social Security Administration since May 2025. Bisignano has additionally served as the ch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Bisignano
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, di…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_Administration
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (collectively, the Social Security Trust Fund or Trust Funds) are trust funds that provide for paymen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_Trust_Fund
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Claim 10: “The SSA says you qualify if you have a disability or blindness, and enough work history.”
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Claim 11: “The SSA has just announced that 14 new conditions will be added to the agency’s Compassionate Allowances (CAL) list, bringing the total number of medical conditions to 314.”
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Multiple independent web sources (AOL, Epoch Times, and others) confirm that the SSA added 14 new conditions to the Compassionate Allowances list.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, a Social Security number (SSN) is a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Securi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_number
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, Social Security is the commonly used term for the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program and is administered by the Social Security Administration (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_(United_States…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, di…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_Administration
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Claim 12: “The SSA uses the same rules to evaluate CAL conditions when assessing both Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs.”
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Web search results from the SSA's 'Blue Book' and legal sources confirm that the same Listing of Impairments and evaluation rules apply to both SSDI and SSI.
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web search NEUTRAL — Social Security Administration, Disability Evaluation Under Social Security (Blue Book): SSA applies the same Listing of Impairments and Residual Functional Capacity assessment to both SSDI and SSI di…
https://disabilityfiled.com/articles/ssdi-basics/is-ssi-and-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Social Security Administration Social Security. Español.Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or “Disability” provides monthly payments to people who have a disability that stops or limits their…
https://www.ssa.gov/disability
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web search NEUTRAL — The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a five-step process to determine whether an individual qualifies as disabled under its rules. This structured evaluation applies to both Social Security D…
https://lawnjh.com/social-security-disability/
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Claim 13: “The SSDI provides monthly payments to people who have a disability that stops or limits their ability to work.”
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Claim 14: “Through its Health IT program, the agency will can access to your electronic medical records”
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Multiple sources, including California Insider and an official SSA-related page, confirm that the Health IT program allows the SSA to retrieve electronic medical records.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, di…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_Administration
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a payroll tax-funded federal insurance program of the United States government. It is managed by the Social Security Administration and is designed to pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_Disability_Ins…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to set guidelines for the private healthcare syste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_He…
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