Can You Apply For Disability If You Used To Get Disability But Went Back To Work?
Social Security disability is available to an individual even if they have received disability benefits in the past. Many individuals receive disability benefits more than one time in their life, especially if they suffer from some chronic medical and/or mental condition (s).
Contrary to what many mistakenly believe, Social Security disability benefits do not replace an individual’s total income, and most individuals who receive disability benefits suffer some financial hardship. Consequently, at some point after being approved for disability, many individuals make an attempt to return to work in order to better provide for themselves and their families, even if their disabling condition continues to affect them.
There are a couple of possibilities open to an individual who had received disability in the past...but had returned to work and then found themselves unable to work due to their impairments.
The most common possibilities are a new disability claim or an expedited reinstatement. If an individual’s disability was terminated due to work activity (without a finding of medical improvement) and the disability termination month is less than five years in the past, they may be eligible to receive an expedited reinstatement of their disability benefits.
An expedited reinstatement gives an individual six months of provisional benefits while Social Security determines if they are still disabled according to the rules and guidelines of the Social Security disability program. Additionally, they must be alleging the same medical impairment (s) as their previous disability claim to file an expedited reinstatement.
Unfortunately, expedited reinstatements are not allowed for disability applicants whose disability benefits were terminated more than five years in the past or individuals who were found to have medically improved. If this is the case, the individual will have to file a new disability claim in order to be awarded disability benefits again.
In summary, there is no limit to the amount of times an individual can file for disability and be approved for disability. If an individual had disability benefits in the past but lost them for whatever reason, they are allowed to file a new disability claim with Social Security.
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Contrary to what many mistakenly believe, Social Security disability benefits do not replace an individual’s total income, and most individuals who receive disability benefits suffer some financial hardship. Consequently, at some point after being approved for disability, many individuals make an attempt to return to work in order to better provide for themselves and their families, even if their disabling condition continues to affect them.
There are a couple of possibilities open to an individual who had received disability in the past...but had returned to work and then found themselves unable to work due to their impairments.
The most common possibilities are a new disability claim or an expedited reinstatement. If an individual’s disability was terminated due to work activity (without a finding of medical improvement) and the disability termination month is less than five years in the past, they may be eligible to receive an expedited reinstatement of their disability benefits.
An expedited reinstatement gives an individual six months of provisional benefits while Social Security determines if they are still disabled according to the rules and guidelines of the Social Security disability program. Additionally, they must be alleging the same medical impairment (s) as their previous disability claim to file an expedited reinstatement.
Unfortunately, expedited reinstatements are not allowed for disability applicants whose disability benefits were terminated more than five years in the past or individuals who were found to have medically improved. If this is the case, the individual will have to file a new disability claim in order to be awarded disability benefits again.
In summary, there is no limit to the amount of times an individual can file for disability and be approved for disability. If an individual had disability benefits in the past but lost them for whatever reason, they are allowed to file a new disability claim with Social Security.
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