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Originally Posted by steve3d
With SSDI there is a waiting period of 5 full months, starting the first of the month after the onset of disability, before benefits are paid. Then there is a max of 12 months retro pay. So an onset date of 17 months prior to application would be fully favorable. Since she applied 16 months after her disability date, she will likely get 10 or 11 months of retro pay-depending on the date of her application. Even if she applied 16 months ago, she would not have received any additional benefits due to the waiting period.
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Steve has this is right. When you go back to May and wait the 5 months it starts in Sephtember. At lease they go back 12 months. As one posted you would have to go back in time but it would not change anything the math comes out the same. Count your blessing that she was approved because a lot of folks end up fighting for this for years and have to pay out a large amount to a Attorney.
It is what it is. We all have to live within the guide lines they enforced some good others not as well. Again consider yourself lucky that she was approved without jumping through hoops as many have too.