# Can I get SSDI for a Compassionate Allowance condition?

The Compassionate Allowances list identifies severe conditions (many cancers, ALS, early-onset Alzheimer's, and others) where the medical criteria are so clear that approval is fast when the diagnosis is documented.

**Direct answer:** Yes — if your condition is on the Social Security Administration's Compassionate Allowances list, your SSDI claim is flagged for expedited medical review, but you still must be insured for SSDI and meet the statutory definition of disability.

## What Compassionate Allowances means

SSA maintains a list of severe conditions — many cancers, ALS, early-onset Alzheimer's, and others — where the medical criteria are unambiguous. Claims that match the list are flagged for fast-tracked medical review.

## What still applies

Compassionate Allowances speeds the medical decision. Insured status, work credits, and the 5-month waiting period for cash benefits still apply.

## How to file

List the exact diagnosis on the application and submit supporting pathology or imaging up front — the diagnosis wording drives the flag.

## Sources
- SSA — Compassionate Allowances — https://www.ssa.gov/compassionateallowances/
- SSA — How You Qualify for Disability — https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/disability/qualify.html

## Related questions
- [What is a Compassionate Allowance?](https://ssdidirectanswers.com/answers/what-is-a-compassionate-allowance)
- [What conditions automatically qualify for SSDI?](https://ssdidirectanswers.com/answers/what-conditions-automatically-qualify-for-ssdi)
- [Can I expedite my SSDI claim?](https://ssdidirectanswers.com/answers/can-i-expedite-my-ssdi-claim)
- [Denied SSDI for a Compassionate Allowance condition — what now?](https://ssdidirectanswers.com/denied/compassionate-allowance-conditions)
## Topics
- Compassionate Allowances — https://ssdidirectanswers.com/answers/what-is-a-compassionate-allowance
- SSDI Application Process — https://ssdidirectanswers.com/application-process

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