Social Security Retirement

Important things to know:

The Social Security Administration is at the lowest staffing levels they have been at in 27 years. I personally have called a number of times, asked exactly the same question and received different answers. There are over 20,000 pages in the Social Security program documentation and it

You can file for disability:

If you become disabled and are medically determined to be unable to work for a period of at least 12 months and/or if you are likely to die from your disability.

Unfortunately, it can often take many months to get Social Security Disability. If you are between 62 and 64 years of age you can apply for early retirement AT THE SAME TIME as you apply for disability.

Disability when approved the amount will be as if you waited to your full retirement age. There is no reduction for an early filing. If you are

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VA disability is not the same:

With the Veterans Administration there are levels of disability. With Social Security, they have the highest standard for disability - you must medically determined to be unable to work.

$1,550 a month is the maximum that you can be working (not pensions, savings, inheritance, side business, etc. - EW

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