"I have an odd situation in which I was disabled from a surgery gone bad...
The surgery was April 2011, and I have been out of work since then. I have been covered under a private-insurance disability through my employer since then and only recently applied with SSA. I have been approved through SSA, but they changed my disability date to January 2012.
I know I have the right to appeal, however, is it wise? I am thinking more along the lines of Medicare, since my disabilities are quite severe and more than anything else I need help with the medical bills since I'm only 25 and my SSA income is very low.
Thank you so much for your time, and I'm sorry if you have answered a question like this before."
You are right to be concerned about Medicare entitlement. Medicare entitlement based upon disability begins two years from the date you first become entitled to receive a monthly Social Security disability benefit. You are able to appeal the Social Security disability onset date. By my calculations, if you appeal based upon the an 04/11 date of disability you would have become eligible for your monthly Social Security disability benefit 10/11 rather than 01/12, which would mean you would be entitled to receive Medicare 10/13.
It appears that they established your disability date as of 01/12 and that your entitlement month would be 07/12 or 06/12 depending on the day in 01/12. This would mean that your entitlement to Medicare would be 07/14 rather than 10/13, so it is beneficial to have the earliest date of onset possible.
Generally, you have sixty five days from the date of your award letter to file an appeal of your disability onset unless you have a good reason for being late. If you are considering an appeal, try to do so timely.
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The surgery was April 2011, and I have been out of work since then. I have been covered under a private-insurance disability through my employer since then and only recently applied with SSA. I have been approved through SSA, but they changed my disability date to January 2012.
I know I have the right to appeal, however, is it wise? I am thinking more along the lines of Medicare, since my disabilities are quite severe and more than anything else I need help with the medical bills since I'm only 25 and my SSA income is very low.
Thank you so much for your time, and I'm sorry if you have answered a question like this before."
You are right to be concerned about Medicare entitlement. Medicare entitlement based upon disability begins two years from the date you first become entitled to receive a monthly Social Security disability benefit. You are able to appeal the Social Security disability onset date. By my calculations, if you appeal based upon the an 04/11 date of disability you would have become eligible for your monthly Social Security disability benefit 10/11 rather than 01/12, which would mean you would be entitled to receive Medicare 10/13.
It appears that they established your disability date as of 01/12 and that your entitlement month would be 07/12 or 06/12 depending on the day in 01/12. This would mean that your entitlement to Medicare would be 07/14 rather than 10/13, so it is beneficial to have the earliest date of onset possible.
Generally, you have sixty five days from the date of your award letter to file an appeal of your disability onset unless you have a good reason for being late. If you are considering an appeal, try to do so timely.
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