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Originally Posted by wkikta
You may not get as much as you think you will. Unless they have changed it, probably not a chance, they will only go back 12 months before your filing date to determine how much you get. They don't care what your date of disability is set as, just when you filed.  |
But the AOD (date of disability) is important. It makes the difference between being fully insured for SSDI purposes or not being fully insured and only being eligible for SSI. SSDI is also not asset based, where SSI is. So that means if there's additional income coming into the house that SSDI benefits won't be reduced. With SSI, they would be. You can be found eligible for SSI and NOT get any benefits.
True that back benefits will be governed by when you filed. But the date of disability is VERY important--and sometimes for SSDI can make a difference in $$ that you get.