Is It Possible to Collect SSDI and Retirement Social Security Benefits?
Q: Can you receive both social security retirement and disability social security benefits?
A: No, you cannot receive both retirement and disability payments. Once you reach full retirement age, you will collect only payments from the retirement program. The amount you receive in social security benefits, however, will remain the same. The conversion will happen without the need to apply for anything.
Q: Are you in jeopardy of losing your social security benefits, if a review of your case is currently being done?
A: Social Security regularly reviews all disability cases that receive benefits. Ideally, the agency is supposed to do that every 1, 3 and 7 years. The claims representatives may be a bit behind, depending upon the number of cases he has to review, which can push the schedule a bit. For that reason, you come across claimants who are surprised to have their cases under review for the first time after years and years. You should not worry if you have been notified that your file is undergoing a continuing disability review. A review is supposed to be done. It is not an indication that your social security benefits will be discontinued. To assure that Social Security has the most recent information about your medical condition and its impact on your employment, a periodic review is done. Most cases that undergo a continuing disability review are approved for continued social security benefits. For benefits to be discontinued, medical evidence must prove that the injury has improved enough to allow the claimant to return to work above a sustainable level. It is possible that the case examiner will ask that you undergo a medical examination, if you have not been treated by a physician in quite a while. A request for a medical exam should not cause you any worry. The purpose of the exam is to assure your case has current and thorough data.
Q: If you are not awarded disability benefits, how do you pay the lawyer that represented your case?
A: A social security disability attorney is paid from your awarded benefits. SSA sets the guidelines for attorney fees. Your lawyer will collect 25 percent of any retroactive benefits for which you are paid. Even if you are awarded years and years worth of retroactive benefits, the maximum amount your attorney can receive is a little over $5000. If your claim is denied benefits, your attorney does not receive a payment.
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