Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 I'm self-employed and am wondering about the rules for SSDI. Do I have to actually be disabled and unable to work *at all* before I can apply? Does my income have to drop significantly? Or is a diagnosis of RA enough? I'm worried because as far as I can tell, my income will go down slowly as I become more disabled, but then I'll have to wait several years for the SSDI to get approved. Could get pretty ugly in the interim Thx in advance for your help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Actually its something you could probably check into. I do not know how but I know someone who is 25 and is getting it from her father being disabled..which doesn't make sense to me! --- ~ Kami ~ <kamilleon@...> wrote: > SSDI is based on YOUR earnings record only. > > http://www.ssa.gov/dibplan/dqualify2.htm > > Here is an excellent site with answers to some > FAQ's. > > http://www.ssa.gov/dibplan/index.htm > > > *~ Kami ~* > > > > [ ] SSDI question > > > I have not worked in 10+ years (I quit working to > care for my aging parents, then became sick myself). > At this point, I don't believe that I could work. > Does anyone know if it would be possible to draw > SSDI from a spouse? > > ~Marie > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make your home page. http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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