tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post8174936575284470633..comments2024-03-29T02:05:50.350-04:00Comments on Social Security News: I Don't UnderstandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-75348704993058607482012-12-06T18:30:15.828-05:002012-12-06T18:30:15.828-05:00In some ways, the view above is correct. But some...In some ways, the view above is correct. But some of the CAL conditions are so rare, DDS employees were googling them to find out more about them. If you don't know anything about a rare condition, and one that frequently results in death, it is less likely that you will be awarded benefits or get them on time. CAL is a good thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-22339029455616736692012-12-06T14:20:59.888-05:002012-12-06T14:20:59.888-05:00CAL is pure propaganda. Its a cheap easy way for ...CAL is pure propaganda. Its a cheap easy way for SSA to make news that makes it look like they are improving the system when in fact it is just restating conditions that would result in allowances anyway. Nothing much compassionate about saying we are going to pay cases we would pay anyway. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-34630185301746060072012-12-06T11:48:15.133-05:002012-12-06T11:48:15.133-05:00CAL is nothing more than a list of listing level i...CAL is nothing more than a list of listing level illnesses and rare diseases. In personally adjudicating over 1500 cases at a southern state DDS as a SDM and reviewing thousands more cases at a law office, I can tell you that non-listing CAL cases are extremely rare. Those rare cases were almost always approved at the DDS anyways since they were disabling in some way. So to state the obvious...CAL is nothing more than a way SSA can say they are doing more to approve cases quickly. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-29528695154935497322012-12-06T10:37:35.169-05:002012-12-06T10:37:35.169-05:00There is no Compassionate Allowance "Program....There is no Compassionate Allowance "Program." There is a list of CAL impairments that are expedited because they are severe and frequently result in death. Many of these are rare diseases that are seldom seen. The info in July was about some additions to the list effective in August. The recent announcement was about some additions to the list. The COSS's goal was to have 200 CAL impairments on the list before his term was up. To state that SSA has "done nothing since July" regarding processing these impairments is incorrect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-64429289196792471112012-12-06T10:17:53.751-05:002012-12-06T10:17:53.751-05:00What was announced in July may be the new conditio...What was announced in July may be the new conditions that were released to production this past weekend to make 200 total conditions.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687940102998242654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-75770548946717246542012-12-06T09:29:41.946-05:002012-12-06T09:29:41.946-05:00CAL is great but I haven't seen any statistics...CAL is great but I haven't seen any statistics on how many people are approved under CAL. That I've never seen a CAL case myself could be indicitive of a few things:<br />CAL is working and does a good job screening, CAL cases already get paid early, and/or some of the conditions under CAL are so rare there might not be a single person with the condition in my entire state. That said, I'm glad there's a system we can look to in case one of these cases comes in door. JustinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-52966900410901010542012-12-06T09:02:21.979-05:002012-12-06T09:02:21.979-05:00On Thursday, December 6, 2012, Commissioner Astrue...On Thursday, December 6, 2012, Commissioner Astrue will hold an event at the Hart Senate Building, room 902, at 10:00 a.m. in Washington D.C. to commemorate the milestone of reaching 200 Compassionate Allowances conditions. These conditions involve cancers, neurological, and other rare diseases affecting adults and children. The event is open to the public, advocacy organizations, and Congressional members and staff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com