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Originally Posted by SSavage0207
They will only pay back pay for the last 12 months/ but you have to subtract the whole 5 month waiting period. That is if those five months were included in the past 12.
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this is incorrect. you can get up to 12 months of backpay previous to the date you filed if you were unable to work for the period of time of 17 months before the date you filed and that is determined to be your start date by ss. The 5 months waiting period is subtracted from the 17 months previous not the 12 months previous If it takes years for you to go through the disability process such as waiting for an alj hearing you also get that period of time in your backpay if your start date is determined to have been when or before you filed.