SS Disability

[franklin99]

You can draw disability until age 65 then social security kicks in. You will be drawing the same amount you had on disability.

[sam60]

Originally Posted by danny285

what does being diagnosed with cancer have to do with drawing your disability especially if you are already retired. I had lung cancer, they removed part of my lung and am now cancer free with no side effects. so what I am saying is that being diagnosed isn't a death sentence.

Lucky you,yours was operable. Mine's not and I have 3-6 months. Throw in a pulmonary embolism just for fun. I won't be sucking off of my own contributions for long I'm only 58 btw.

[sam60]

Originally Posted by georgelesley

Sam, I am sorry to hear that. I have a small idea of how you feel, I lost my first wife to breast cancer. You are in my prayers, thanks for sharing the horrible news.

Sorry for your loss George.

[georgelesley]

Originally Posted by sam60

Sorry for your loss George.

Thanks. Nobody has any idea of what the spouse goes thru until it happens to them. Again, my thoughts and prayers are with you. Why we can’t seem to agree on spending enough money to solve this monster called cancer is beyond me. I also lost my mother to it, both sisters and one brother have had (and survived) it, and now my best friend. Enough already.

[sam60]

George, I lost my Dad and an uncle on.my mom's & dad's side to this terrible disease, doing some tests.tomorrow for.genomics treatments.

[georgelesley]

Originally Posted by sam60

George, I lost my Dad and an uncle on.my mom's & dad's side to this terrible disease, doing some tests.tomorrow for.genomics treatments.

Best wishes my friend.

[SK1Retired]

Originally Posted by Flentz56

From my experience people working at the ss office will look in the system and assign you the highest benefit that they can, only time I’ve seen people get an attorney for disability, either they were denied or not the compensation they think they should get.

The amount you are paid has nothing to do with any employee. It’s based on your earnings record. Social security workers some good and some worthless. I am retired from civil service. I personally think the people who work at Social Security are the people who can’t get a job anywhere else and just have a degree. I was overpaid in the beginning and explain to a person who told me I wasn’t. Now I am having to repay that overpayment from seven years ago. Both wives needed lawyers for their claims. Judges rulings in both were favorable. They both had 3+ back surgeries plus numerous other things. Anything fed workers are involved in can be screwed up. Ask one.