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If you are approved for either social security disability or ssi disability benefits, how far back you actually receive your benefits will depend at least three factors. The first factor that will determine when your disability starts is when you applied for ssd or ssi benefits. For disability based on ssi, an applicant or claimant may potentially receive benefits back to the date of his or her application. For social security disability benefits (otherwise known as title 2, RSDI, SSD, and SSDI), an applicant or claimant can potentially receive benefits back to their date of application and also be considered for benefits in the twelve month period prior to their application date. This can be referred to as the retroactive period. The second and more important factor regarding when a person's disability starts is their onset date. When an ssd or ssi claimant files an application for disability benefits, they indicate (on the application) when they think their disability began. This is known as the AOD, or alleged onset date. A claimant who has been approved for benefits will be given an EOD, or established date of onset. The EOD will be based entirely on a claimant's medical records. In other words, how far back an individual's disability is determined to have began will be decided according to the evidence available. 
So...a disability applicant can potentially receive benefits back to their date of application---and, in the case of ssd or social security disability (versus ssi, which is a separate program), an applicant can also be considered for a retroactive period. But whether or not benefits will be payable back to this time will depend on the onset date that is established, either by a disability examiner, or by an administrative law judge. However, there is also a third factor that applies to social security disability benefits and not to ssi awards. And that third factor is the five month waiting period. Essentially, ssd applicants who have been approved will be given an established date of onset, as with ssi, but may also have five months of benefits removed. However, if the adjudicator (an examiner or judge) determines that the onset date is more than 17 months prior to the application date, the claimant should be entitled to 12 months of retroactive benefits prior to the date of the Title II (social security disability) application. Disability Advocates Help with Claims Free Case Evaluation |
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If you suffer from a medical disability such as hip, neck, shoulder, ankle, wrist, back, or other joint problems, disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, rsi or repetetive stress injury, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, dysthymia, depression or other mood disorders, congestive or chronic heart failure, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, high blood pressure (hypertension), seizure disorder, stroke, copd, emphysema, hearing loss or poor hearing, statutory blindness, peripheral field problems or other vision loss, clinical obesity, attention deficit hyperactivity or, simply, adhd, bipolar disorder or manic depression, panic disorder, schizophrenia, autism, head trauma, memory loss, low iq, mental retardation, learning disability, epilepsy, cancer, chronic fatigue, multiple sclerosis, lupus, anxiety, inner ear problems, meniere's, vertigo or dizziness, kidney failure requiring dialysis or other renal problems, cirrhosis, hepatitis, or other liver disease, pancreatitis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, rsd or reflex sympathetic dystrophy, crohn's disease, sarcoidosis, peripheral vascular disease, lyme disease, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, hiv, aids, anemia, sickle cell, thyroid problems including hypothyroidism, esrd or end stage renal disease, reflux, gerd (gastroesophageal reflux disease), cfids, muscular dystrophy, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, or tachycardia, bradycardia or other arrhythmia and have initiated or been denied on a social security disability, or ssi, claim for benefits, this site may assist you with your case. Social Security Disability benefits are often difficult to win; however many claims for social security disability are lost simply because a claimant did not know enough about the disability process to their social security or ssi claim. For information re: representation on a social security disability or ssi claim (attorney or non attorney representative), see the "questions" & "how" pages. |
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