Ssi disability
Hi Terry. I’m 64. I have worked construction all my life. My back is damaged and I’d like to collect disability but lawyers are saying I have to have been out of work 5 months before. I work for myself and simply can’t keep lifting drywall and other tasks. Is it possible I can be eligible?
Terry Says
Even if you could get Disability — and that can take a couple of years — it would be replaced by your earned Social Security benefit at your full retirement age — 67. I wish there were something less strenuous you could do for the next couple of years.
You can find out more details by reading this article from the National Council on Aging:
https://www.ncoa.org/article/a-guide-to-social-security-disability-insurance-benefits/
