ssdi question

[bronco54501]

This thought just came to me while discussing ssdi with my wife. supose I was to file for ssdi, and lets say I have been on ttd payments for three years. How do they come up with your bennifits....? Do they figgure in ttd payments as wages.....? If they dont does this bring down your bennifit rate...?

[AQA]

WC + SSDI = 80% pre-injury wages.!!!!!!!

The SSDI will be offset.

I hope that makes sence. If not, let me know. I do not know how or if there will be benifits for minors.

[jayne]

yes we collect benifits for our minors....but the medical is thru Bills Champus or retired military benifits....However if youe wife is not working or doesnt have medical she will get medical and WIC thru the state or if you are low income she can get WIC thru the state...that will get you milk,cereal,cheese and juice till your baby gets here then formula aftr she gets here....

[Manley2]

AQA Wrote:WC + SSDI = 80% pre-injury wages.!!!!!!!

The SSDI will be offset.

I hope that makes sence. If not, let me know. I do not know how or if there will be benifits for minors.

Just was thinking does the pre-injury wages go by what they figured your income at or what you made say the last year before your injury? Meaning I know they don't take into account most of the time for any overtime you worked. In my case I worked 60 hours a week min the year before I got hurt but WC didn't count that because it was not forced overtime

[bronco54501]

What I was asking is........does ssdi count wages from ttd...?
If I'm at mmi and wc stops all ttd and I apply for ssdi, I think they go back 10 years to figure out bennifits and would they consider 3 years of ttd as wages....?

[bronco54501]

jayne Wrote:yes we collect benifits for our minors....but the medical is thru Bills Champus or retired military benifits....However if youe wife is not working or doesnt have medical she will get medical and WIC thru the state or if you are low income she can get WIC thru the state...that will get you milk,cereal,cheese and juice till your baby gets here then formula aftr she gets here....

Good point Jayne, she does work and she should still carry the babby safe, she is only 35 and yes I robbed the cradle....lol But for some reason the babby is to hard on her she will have to take medical leave.......

[1171]

If you receive workers’ compensation or other public disability benefits and Social Security disability benefits, the total amount of these benefits cannot exceed 80 percent of your average current earnings before you became disabled.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10018.html

TTD is not wages and there is no SS witholding.

[Manley2]

There saying for SSDI they are only going back a year for any back pay. Sad when right now if they deny you like they do most it takes around 2 and a half to 3 years to get to a hearing

[AQA]

Bronco, when I applied they looked at my complete work history. The amount of SSDI benifits is based on what you have payed into the system. Hence, the three years of ttd don't count.

Manley2, I believe that the SSA uses the same figures that the IC used. Actually, know that I think about it. I know they did in my case.

[bronco54501]

AQA Wrote:Bronco, when I applied they looked at my complete work history. The amount of SSDI benifits is based on what you have payed into the system. Hence, the three years of ttd don't count.

Manley2, I believe that the SSA uses the same figures that the IC used. Actually, know that I think about it. I know they did in my case.

Thanks AQA, thats what I wanted to know, My problem is for years I worked cash jobs.