If I am receiving Social Security retirement benefits, and later am approved for SS disability...?
I am disabled, and 62 years old and have applied for SS retirement AND SS disability. I will be receiving my first retirement check this month. If I am approved for SS disability, and later begin working at a home-based job that earns me more money than disability, I know I would probably lose the disability. The type of job I am looking at requires schooling (I could take online classes for this one) in order to work at it, and I would have to work at a hospital for a certain period before I could convert to home-based. If I work away from the home for a few months, would I permanently lose SS retirement if I was deemed no longer disabled? Or would I get retirement again?
I know if I am approved for SS disability, my retirement would convert to disability. I know I would not get both at once. But if I am determined by Social Security to be no longer disabled because of being able to spend a few months working at a hospital, would I be eligible to be given retirement benefits again, or not (even if I am of full retirement age)? I hope this clears up any confusion.
None of these answers really seem to be addressing the essence of what I am saying. I don't know how to say all this without repeating myself.
O.K. I am on SS retirement. If I am approved for SS disability, retirement will convert to that. I want to go back to school online to take medical billing and coding. In order to work at it at home, I must work at a hospital for a few months first. If I am on SS disability, I will probably lose it if I make over a certain amount, plus I may be deemed not disabled any more and will not be eligible for it any more. But my question is, will I be able to go back on SS retirement after losing disability? And will it be the original below-retirement-age amount, or the full retirement amount if I am of full retirement age? I really want to be understood here, but I think my meaning is being misconstrued. And I don't really want to take it up with SS right now as I don't want them to think I might not REALLY be disabled, which
which I am. And SSI is out of the question, because I am not poor enough. I have too many assets.
Sigh! Yes, I CAN get SSDI after taking retirement, because they told me I could, if approved for disability. However, since these are the answers I have and my logic doesn't seem to be understood by anybody,I must choose a best answer........