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CB,

Working while filing for SSDI is an auto denial..........You can NOT be able to do any kind of work.

After I was approved for SSDI , I had a hard time financially and personally, about leaving my Government job so I told OPM I was going back and they stayed my retirement. After a year I just could not do it anymore with all the VA visits and private docs along with 2 more surgeries.

During this time I notified SS that I was going back to my job......they kept sending checks which I returned and they kept re-issuing them. I finally had a lady from SS call me and tell me to stop sending the money back as they knew I was working , yet SS will still pay for 9 months plus, while in a trial work period......in my case it was almost 13 months.

It's a crazy system, so you may want to either pull your app or quit your job.

Do yourself a favor.....buy some gold and silver! The printing presses are in overdrive.

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How about if you are not able to work a full 8 hour job or 4 days per week due to your disability as stated on ss web page?

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JR is correct about auto-denial if you are working, so don't be hopeful on that.

What people have to do is ensure they can survive for a year or so waiting for SSDI after they have quit working.

Ain't the way it should be, but the way I've found it.

Meanwhile, get documentation of issues at work, leaving early, notes from boss about performance/ attendance etc.

Anything that can bolster your case that you can't work full time.

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I'm going to disagree. A claimant can win providing they meet the requirements, which include hours they can work and, I believe, amount earned, based on poverty level or whatever it's officially called. They may deny, initially, just because it's easier but the claimant can win, in the end. To my knowledge they have not changed the 5 days a wk thing to 4 days, but it is possible.

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An IMO is essential in SSDI cases. An Occupational specialist is a point to consider. This doc will take your disabilities and break them down and relate how they are effecting the claimant in in a 40 hour work week.

Most SSA attorneys have a good one in their system.

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A Veteran is a person who served this country. Treat them with respect.

A Disabled Veteran is a person who served this country and bears the scars of that service regardless of when or where they served.

Treat them with the upmost respect. I do. Rejection is not a sign of failure. Failure is not an option, Medical opinions and evidence wins claims. Trust in others is a virtue but you take the T out of Trust and you are left with Rust so be wise about who you are dealing with.

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I probably won't even bother going through this now. Even if I was approved, I wouldn't get the 1300 It says I may get as they take into consideration other pay you get like retirement pay and VA compensation pay. I was looking at the big picture knowing quite well I am not going to be be able to wait until 5 years to get regular ss at the earliest date.

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