Q: Who qualifies for social security benefits when on disability?
A: To receive social security benefits due to an injury, you must meet some requirements. When you were injured, you had to have been in the workforce and covered by insurance. You must have been employed for five out of the previous ten years as a mimimum. That employment must have been with a position that had you contributing to Social Security. You must be younger than the retirement age in order to receive social security benefits via the disability program. Lastly, you must demonstrate that your injury will not allow you to work for at least a year. There are no benefits via social security for a worker who will only be out of work for a few months due to his injury.
Q: When will social security benefits stop?
A: Until the injury has improved enough to allow a person to reenter the workforce, he will receive social security benefits. In that case, the benefits would continue until the second month after the medical condition had ended. If an individual surpasses the age of retirement, social security benefits under the disability program would end and retirement benefits would begin. Social Security will conduct reviews of your file periodically to determine if your medical condition has changed. If your medical condition does not change, though, you will not have to apply again to remain eligible for benefits.
If a person has been notified of approval, when will he receive his first payment for social security benefits?
A: According to law, an individual cannot receive social security benefits until he has been injured and unable to work for at least five months. Payments will usually begin the sixth month. If you are still awaiting initial approval, it is difficult to predict when you will receive notice of a decision. The thing that usually affects how long it takes to process an application is the wait for medical records. If it takes a while to receive requested medical records, the disability examiner assigned to your case must wait until he receives them to approve or your deny your application. Most applications are reviewed and the claimant notified of a decision within four months.

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