Check your disability plans carefully. Some employers’ Short Term plans prevent you from returning to work in any capacity less than full former workload. What’s that language- ah, yes, something like this: “Return to work with no restrictions. Period. None.”

Sounds as if you won’t have that problem.

Some ‘Long’ Term Plans end after 5 years.

And, in the case of my Employer’s Long Term Plan, which had both a 5 year and, for more money, an age 65 provision, applying for Social Security Disability was a mandatory provision of receiving payment.

Well, an annual Doctor’s statement is also required, as was a Social Security Review of my case after a few years.

I don’t understand the 5 month wait. My SSDI payments began, effective to the day, retroactively (and, yes, I had to pay back the LTD Plan) to my initial date of LTD.

gh-cidp,

Thanks for the clarification.

As I stated in another post- facts, amazing aren’t they?

And, yep, I’m pretty sure, kinda-sorta that I also had that delay. Maybe my good excuse for not remembering is that I…… don’t have any good excuse.

I am to be getting my first check in about two weeks. keep applying and get your doctor to write a letter.

what you doctor says has a big deal to do with your getting ssd or ssi get a lawyer that will help here where i live there is no way that they can understand that cidp id even something that could be considered dibilitating.

I applied for Nate 2 mos after his diagnosis. They sent for info from his doctors, hospital, etc. He had no rejection, no problems at all.
He got his first check 5 mos after I applied.
If you get rejected by them, appeal it all the way, getting an attorney if you have to.
You deserve to have help.
Trudy, natesmom

I sent ya a PM Mike. Let me know if I can be of any help.

Jerimy