| fiesty_liz 2004-08-22, 2:08 am |
| I have a question for anyone that might know. IF I apply for SSDI, as I
don't qualify for the other, not enough time put in to work outside the
home, does it affect what I can collect from my husband when he or I hit
retirement age?
LIZ
> In a message dated 8/21/2004 2:06:32 PM Central Daylight Time,
> dlsherman422@yahoo.com writes:
> and "settlement" is actually back pay - to where they
> determined you were disabled. i think when you first
> apply, you can't claim further back than 5 or 6 mos..
> monthly amt is based on earnings while you worked.
> Back pay can actually be claimed for up to 12 months (that's what the SS
> office told me, and what I recieved when my SSD came through--they said
that even
> though they considered me to have been disabled for two years, 12 months
back
> pay, from the month I filed my initial paperwork, was as much as they were
> allowed to pay me, and I could expect the lump sum within the following
2-3
> months--and I did receive it in that time.
>
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