Retro Ssdi Pmts

[Raven]

Is there a limit on how far back payments for SSDI can go- Someone said 12 months from application date but I thought it was more- Also, is SSDI offset from VA payments or military retirement?

Thanks

Raven

Edited February 16, 2006 by Raven

[Casper]

Is there a limit on how far back payments for SSDI can go- Someone said 12 months from application date but I thought it was more- Also, is SSDI offset from VA payments or military retirement?

Thanks

Raven

Not sure about the first question. SSDI is not offset from your VA Comp or your Military Retirement.

[Pete53]

I think that the clerks are stuck with the 12 month backpay but an Administrative Judge is not it the decision is appealed. A friend of mine was paid 60 months when he finally got SS.

[Guest Namvet6567]

Technically, it can be 17 months from the date of application. However, the date of disability is important, in that it can mean years of retro or actual eligibility for SSDI. No offset of VA benefits, not sure on the military retirement.

Is there a limit on how far back payments for SSDI can go- Someone said 12 months from application date but I thought it was more- Also, is SSDI offset from VA payments or military retirement?

Thanks

Raven

[Magoo_Mr.]

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I am in the very same "cat fight" with SS right now. Finally, SS threw me a small bone, but I qualify for a bit more.

We are NOT agreeing on the onset of disability date.

I will keep you posted on my claim which is a bit complicated .. as it may help some others on here.

But ... if I could get SS to go back almost 14 years and get them to take a look ... then there is hope for just about anything .... if you don't give up and keep digging through those SS rules & regs.

... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ...

PS .. I got a lot of inspiraton from Berta & others here ... and a kick in the azz from Sooz & Flip and for that I am very greatful. .... B)

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[Raven]

Thanks all for the info and inputs!!- I will keep you posted on my pending application

[Guest Jim S.]

Raven: The way it was explained to me and unless their is a law or rule that says otherwise, the date from which you became became unemployable, plus six months, is the date of EED for payment. But you have to prove to SS when that date was.

To have just stopped working, as shown by work records is not enough, it must be supported by sound medical evidence and also not just because a simpathetic Dr. says so. His statement must also be supported for it to have any weight. If the VA has found you TDIU by Schedule or 100% gives your claim credibility, but unless they accept it as sufficiant proof, they may require their own Examiners to check you out.

I don't know how far back they can go, but I would shoot for the earliest date I could and find out for sure, by asking SS what the EED limit is. This is something you can ask, by calling their help line, I have found that the help line is more emformative and accuret than the VA.

Personally, if you provide them with all the supporting evidence, with letters from Dr's, and/or specialist's along with VA records shwoing you are TDIU. Supporting letters from close friends and family or something from your last empolyer, if possible, to explain what they observed, in behavior, work quality as to your ability to do your job, whether or not they had to let you go, whether it was for the safety of others, or a mutual decision to be resign or laid off for medical reasons.

List all your medications you were taking at the time and what effects they had on your ability to do any kind of work, supported by noted side effects listed for the particular medication. Point out any physical limitations as they relate to your medical records.

The more information, even if it is not listed or asked, that relates to how you can not work, at any job that pays more than their limit, will also be probative.

The more information relating to IU and the last day you worked and reason for it, will make your claim harder to deny.

I followed these intruction and I think the letter from my last job, and my Pension claim with the VA went a long way, so that my claim was approved first time out and was paid back to the last day I worked. It wasn't as long as what you are getting, but it was based on my EED extablished by the date of my Pension claim with the VA.

Best wishes for your future with your SSDI claim

Jim S. :)