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05-10-2011, 07:18 PM | #1 | ||
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05-11-2011, 08:24 AM | #2 | ||
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my pdoc said that everyone gets reviewed at some point. They are most likely backloged.
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05-11-2011, 11:09 AM | #3 | ||
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Approved age: 56 yrs Current age: 61 Have no intention of making a "why no review call." |
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05-11-2011, 11:16 AM | #4 | ||
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05-13-2011, 12:48 PM | #5 | ||
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From my paperwork when I was initially approved, it states as you get close to your "normal" retirement age (which depends on the year of your birth) for "regular social security," you will get a letter asking which one you want - SSDI or SS. SSDI is a higher amount of $$$ than "regular" SS. So guess which one I will pick? |
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05-13-2011, 04:31 PM | #6 | ||
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Hmmmm... wonder which one you're gonna take..lol
I'm 45 years old and in the 3 year review time frame so I'm sure that I'll get my review letter when it's due. One thing is for sure, if they are as backlogged in reviews as they are in hearings I won't be giving them a call about mine. I'll just wait until they contact me. |
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05-13-2011, 06:15 PM | #7 | ||
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Mz Migraine, what I was told by the woman who helped me at my local SS office with my claim is a little different than what you posted, so I looked it up on the SS website.
now I am not sure if she told me correctly. She told me that at retirement, the SSDI converts over to SS, and the amount remains the same. When I read this web page, it sort of sounds like it depends on the year you were born - which determines "Full Retirement Age." I was born in 1958, so I would be full retirement age at 66 and 8 months. Now, if they threaten to take away SSDI before then, say at age 62, and I opt for SS, my benefit would be reduced by 30%. At least if I understand this correctly.... http://www.ssa.gov/dibplan/dqualify.htm |
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05-13-2011, 06:56 PM | #8 | ||
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Yeah, I would think that folks closer to retirement and closer to collecting social security anyways are less likely to be reviewed when there is such a backlog..
I'm 32 and started collecting social security when I was 18 and haven't been reviewed ever.. when I was 18-31 I was collecting SSI, which has now been turned into survivors SSDI.. I was diagnosed with 'schizaffective' (or bipolar with slight schizo tendencies) which was labeled 'improvement not likely' (7 year window).. hopefully cases with 'improvement not likely' attached to them have the same fortune as mature folks in terms of likelihood of CDR.. the backlog issue was real, but I unfortunately heard that the government passed something, like a sum of money to SSA recently to start cutting that backlog (hopefully this is not the case) |
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05-16-2011, 10:31 AM | #9 | ||
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As you near your "normal" retirement age, you will get a letter (retirement package) from SS advising you that your "current" SSDI amount will convert to "retirement" SS. You will be given a choice of which amount you want, your SSDI or the "normal" SS retirement amount. At least this holds true for "us" Baby Boomers. If the "Disability" laws have changed regarding "retirement funds," "us" Baby Boomers are grandfathered in under the old law. I have to check my paperwork and/or wait until I get my "retirement package from SSDI" to see what they say about "us" Baby Boomers collecting early retirement SS. Do we have a choice? |
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05-11-2011, 02:24 PM | #10 | ||
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