tdiu Retire At 62?

[gp747]

if i retire at 62 will it affect me filing claims for disabilities at dept vet affairs?

and or will they take the fact that i am retired i wasnt going to work any more

anyway and judge me by that?

i am on s.s.i now and 30% (sc) but s.s.i. has gone down to just $100 month

with wife working.

can i file for tdiu while being retired? and or iu ,p&t while being retired?

how will retiring affect any and all claims if at all?

[poolguy11550]

has no bearing for claims.

Yes, it certainly has bearing on IU claims. The application for IU will ask you to list all employers for the last five years. To R/O will contact them. If you are retiring due to your S/C disabilities and your employer states such to the R/O, then you got a good claim for IU. However, if you retire and stop working then you must prove that you are unemployable and age connot be considerd.

[jbasser]

If you have severe enough disabilities, Then have a Doctor do your talking . Get them to take you off of work to make it official.

If you are seeking IU, that is the best route to go. You must show where your disabilities stop you from working as Poolguy stated.

Good Luck.

J

Edited January 8, 2009 by jbasser

[john999]

Skunk is already on SSI which is SSD for people who don't have enough quarters to get SSD as I understand it. I would like to ask Skunk what was the reason he got on SSI, and does he have the records for that? If he went on SSI for mental issue then that is good evidence of IU and it gives a date as well. Does the VA know Skunk is on SSI? That would be an inferred claim for IU right there if I am understanding the nature of SSI correctly.

[Tbird]

skunk can you clarify for me

you are working full time and receiving ssi now + va @ 30%? and your ssi has decreased to only $100 per month which would be based on your income each month. if you are retiring that i don't see how you could say you were unemployable unless your disablieties make you unemployable, but if you aren't going to work any more i just don't think that will fly, but i could be wrong. it seems to me that when filing for unemployability if you could work you would but your service connected disabilities keep you from gainful employment.

if i retire at 62 will it affect me filing claims for disabilities at dept vet affairs?

and or will they take the fact that i am retired i wasnt going to work any more

anyway and judge me by that?

i am on s.s.i now and 30% (sc) but s.s.i. has gone down to just $100 month

with wife working.

can i file for tdiu while being retired? and or iu ,p&t while being retired?

how will retiring affect any and all claims if at all?

[gp747]

skunk can you clarify for me

you are working full time and receiving ssi now + va @ 30%? and your ssi has decreased to only $100 per month which would be based on your income each month. if you are retiring that i don't see how you could say you were unemployable unless your disablieties make you unemployable, but if you aren't going to work any more i just don't think that will fly, but i could be wrong. it seems to me that when filing for unemployability if you could work you would but your service connected disabilities keep you from gainful employment.

i am not working at all i am disabled ,i could not get ssa i get ssi i did not have

quite enough credits to get social security disability, so i got supplemental ssi

they call it . my wife works and they deduct what she makes plus what i draw

from 30%(sc) . i cannot own anything worth over 2500$ unless it is a car to travel

or a home which i do not ,i rent.

i am turning 62 in june and ssi said i could draw retirement for the credits i have in

before getting disabled.

also if i retire i will lose ssi

Edited January 8, 2009 by skunk

[gp747]

Skunk is already on SSI which is SSD for people who don't have enough quarters to get SSD as I understand it. I would like to ask Skunk what was the reason he got on SSI, and does he have the records for that? If he went on SSI for mental issue then that is good evidence of IU and it gives a date as well. Does the VA know Skunk is on SSI? That would be an inferred claim for IU right there if I am understanding the nature of SSI correctly.

yes it is for mental issues