Agreeing to a disability date - Disabilities Message Board

deltaelise · 02-06-2008, 04:08 PM

Has anyone here ever agreed to a date just because they were so tired of going without that any date seemed good as long as they started getting their disability even though the date may not be anywhere near the date of disability ?
If so, do you remember how long it was before you saw any of the money ?

randy71 · 03-05-2008, 03:28 PM

I don't know the answer to that but I just did the same thing 2 weeks ago. I feel I had no option as I was told If I didn't change the date they would place my paper work back in the stack waiting for a hearing. They said they would pay me if I changed the date. I changed the date.

Just for an update, I got my approval letter today(3/6/08). I just agreed to change the date last week. I called SSD and I'm in their computer as being approved. Mine worked out so they owe me 21 months.

Good Luck

deltaelise · 03-05-2008, 04:39 PM

They were suppose to give me an On The Record decision and I thought they had but I called my lawyer just to check, and come to find out, things had been misplaced and the judge was going to give me a hearing date until one smart legal assistant called and caught the judge just in time and reminded her that I had agreed to a certain date if they gave me an OTR. I will not stop worrying until I see something. I turned 55 today, my health is getting worse and I am worried.

Madalot · 03-06-2008, 05:30 AM

This is really an interesting thread because it shows how differently things can go. I was approved on my first appeal, but they changed my disability date. It wasn't an "if you accept this date, you'll be approved" but a "you are approved with this beginning date of disability." I strongly disagreed with the date and could have fought it, but I figured if I did, it could negatively affect my approval. So, I did just accept it so that I could begin getting my benefits.

Executor · 03-06-2008, 08:55 PM

What a crock! How much did they change it by? Anything to save a few bucks on their part. Great for them, and bad for us. They don't care that most people have to really stretch things due to no income and then they change your effective date. WOW.

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