foreveryoung Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I thing i have seen several Vets awarded SSD or SSI in the past, , while rated 100%. Can that be done? or is there a dollar cap?I called SS and as soon as I told them I was 100% they said I make to much money, plus I haven't paid in for over 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 foreveryoung Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) With P&T the VA would never except me working, I think, plus not able or could even work around others daily anymore.So I guess that answered my question, that the 5 year thing is the drawback. Edited November 7, 2015 by foreveryoung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Chuck75 Posted November 7, 2015 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted November 7, 2015 I thing i have seen several Vets awarded SSD or SSI in the past, , while rated 100%. Can that be done? or is there a dollar cap?I called SS and as soon as I told them I was 100% they said I make to much money, plus I haven't paid in for over 5 years.Yes, a 100% P&T disabled veteran receiving compensation may also be eligible for SSDI and SSA retirement (early 62) or normal retirement 65-66)But the 5 year requirement is there to overcome. A benefit of filing for SSDI and early retirement at the same time is that SSDI is paid until the regular retirement age (65),then changes to the SS retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I thing i have seen several Vets awarded SSD or SSI in the past, , while rated 100%. Can that be done? or is there a dollar cap?
I called SS and as soon as I told them I was 100% they said I make to much money, plus I haven't paid in for over 5 years.
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The crazy one here, it really depends on the date you claim you became disabled. The only thing you can do to be sure is to file a claim for SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance). It is true a
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They are correct above, but remember that to receive SSDI you had to worked within the last 5 years. I recently was helping a local Vet that missed the 5 yr mark by a few months. So he went back to wo
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