(NewsNation) — The Social Security Administration announced Tuesday that it has added 14 conditions to its Compassionate Allowances list, an initiative that fast-tracks disability benefit claims for people with serious medical conditions.
Most of the new additions are rare genetic disorders, including Aicardi syndrome, Bohring-Opitz syndrome, and CASK-related gene disorders.
The updated list also includes four cancers: hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma, primary cardiac sarcoma, primary intracranial malignant melanoma and uveal melanoma with metastases.
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“The Compassionate Allowances initiative cuts through red tape and allows us to deliver support to individuals who experience life-changing diagnoses and need help fast,” Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano said in a statement…