MommaTothX7 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Has anyone gone on SSD since their diagnosis? I did and am curious when Medicare starts. Is it 24 months from the "onset" of disabling diagnosis or 24 months from when you began receiving $$ benefits. Thank you in advance for any information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denzie Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 If I remember correctly, my SSD started 6 months after my diagnosis. I was fortunate to have short term disability through that time with my employer. You qualify for SSD quickly if you are diagnosed with a disease that will keep you away from work for 12 months or is expected to end in death. A stage 4 dx qualifies. I don't remember at what time social security kicked in but it was automatic and I was notified by mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaTothX7 Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 My "approval" was from my initial diagnosis date, Feb. 20, 2014...but I didn't start getting SSD money until Sept. 2014 (waiting period). So I'm curious which date they use to get to the 24 month waiting period for Medicare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Galli Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Yes. I went on Medicare 24 months after receipt of my first SSN disability check. Here is the citation by the Social Security Administration - https://www.ssa.gov/planners/disability/dapproval4.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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