Not Sure

[cooter]

I was forced to take disability retirement from work (Federal) because of SC of knee. If I file for SSD because of knee and nothing else I'm sure they'll deny me for obvious reasons, such as, I could work sitting down, etc,etc. Ok with that said, say they approved me because of knee and other issues later down the road. My question is, will I be able to get retro from the last day of my disability retirement or retro from the later? Hope I explained this good enough.

[titlewave]

I filed for SS disability last month. The person who handled my claim at SS stated that they would go back only one year. Then they pay after six months from that date. She said they are about six months behind so if they decide in my favor I would receive 6 months back pay.

[JustPLS]

I am pretty sure even if you are awarded that they would only go back a max of 12 months from what I have heard and seen. If I am not correct I am sure someone will correct me.

My claim has been in since July and I do was forced to retire but in April. I did not file like I said until July but I am hoping for a start date of April. If they do approve me and I get a different date I plan to appeal.

Good luck to you!

I think they will probably find you disabled as of whatever date you last worked in April, but SSA requires a 5 month waiting period before they will start paying your disability. I was found disabled in May 2010, (applied in June, approved in September) but won't draw SSDI until November for the month of October. Unfortunately, I get no back pay for the waiting period. Good luck!