Back in January, I answered a question from a blog reader about Social Security disability credits. That reader wondered why Social Security had advised her that she had “run out of credits.” You earn credits based on earnings during the approximately 10 year period prior to filing for disability. If you wait too file or [...]
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I was diagnosed last Thursday by my neurologist with post traumatic stress syndrome resulting from three MVA’s. I have other related injuries and have tried to do several jobs, after a long career, and cannot do it. Is there any relief for me? I did pay into social security from 1982 to 1989 but from [...]
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I have found your site and have been reading your comments. I have been on SSDI since 2002. I was a registered nurse for 15 years- always working with no lapses. At on point I was working two full time jobs (no sleep). I worked the two full time jobs for about a year and [...]
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My husband had a spinal cord injury and is totally disabled but SS denied his claim because I(his wife) makes too much money. I make $62,000 a year and we have a child in college. Does this denial make sense? He made about $25,000 per year before the injury. We have gone bankrupt and risk [...]
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Should you accept unemployment benefits while your SSDI case is pending? My experience has been that Social Security judges will have concerns if you accept unemployment compensation during your wait for your Social Security hearing. Generally, when you apply for unemployment, you are asserting that you are ready, willing and able to work. You may [...]
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Dear Jonathan, I had a question posted several months ago concerning working full-time after being granted SSDI, and I had another related question. I’m currently working full-time as a computer programmer, which is the type of job I had previously. If I were to stop working again because of health reasons, and return to SSDI, [...]
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I receive a number of inquiries about Social Security earnings credits for veterans. In researching this issue, it appears that Social Security has a mish-mash of rules about how to credit service hours for veterans, especially for military service in World War II, the Korean War and even Vietnam. Here is the link to a [...]
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I am disabled due to Avascular necrosis, fibramyalgia, and arthritis, I have undergone 7 surguries in past 4 years and have several more to go. I am an RN, so I made good money before moving to part time work then to being unable to work. My husband makes between 65,000-70,000 a year, we have [...]
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Hi, I have been disabled for a few years now and am thinking about returning to work, I would like to stay under the amount necessary to continue my ssd ? How do I do that? and do I report the income to someone at ss?AND what if I want to TRY returning to work [...]
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