QUESTION
My wife has been getting ssd for a couple of years now. She worked for about 30 years as a teacher before calling it quits. Her ssd is less than $600
Asked on Oct 07th, 2017 on Social Security Disability - North Carolina
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A friend of ours has just gotten ssd and he will be getting $1700/month and for the last 5 years or so has been working part time. How can she be getting so little and is it possible to have her case looked at again?
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Workers Compensation Law Attorney serving Massapequa, NY
Partner at
Law Office of Sharmine Persaud
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Dear Mr. Blaine:
Yes, that does seem low in light of 30 yrs of work. Did SSA provide an employment history or earnings record print out? That document is called a Computated Earnings Record or Earnings Record. Maybe her earnings were not properly recorded? Did your wife work outside the US? I agree it does seem low. ASk SSA to provide the earnings records showing how they calculated her PIA (Primary Insurance Amount). Good luck.
Answered on Oct 09th, 2017 at 8:48 AM