Originally Posted by Krackerjacks

I'm curious about this program. I have recently been determined eligible for SSDI. I have a heart condition however; I'm only 55 years old. I have noticed a decrease in my strength and my eyesight has gotten worse in the last few months. Nevertheless, I still think I could work part time if the job wasn't too strenuous.

My concern is this: Although SS doesn't want to come out and say it, it appears that their goal is to get you off SS benefits with this program. My impression is that their "incentive" is that they'll work with you for a period of time but your entire disability status changes the second you receive your first paycheck. They'll allow you to collect benefits up to a point, then they will re-decide your claim to determine if you're disabled enough to collect further benefits and if you've been able to hold down fairly steady employment, you run the risk of losing it all. I assume you'd need a doctor's assessment and it would go back into the process of predetermining your claim.

Is this a fair assessment?