CAN YOU GET DISABILITY BACK PAY?

Most claimants who go through the appeal process do receive back pay. 

Disability payments may be retroactive back to the original date of disability onset, or one year prior to the date of application, whichever is the latest date.

Back pay is calculated, then, by two factors:

1)  The date you are determined to have become disabled

2)  The date you filed your application for disability benefits (not the appeal, the original application).

The medical evidence must support the alleged onset date.  If not, the decision maker will find a later than alleged onset date and reduce the back pay for a shorter time period. That's one reason why complete medical evidence is so important; it can mean more back pay.

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THE FORSYTHE FIRM
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