Claims and Application Info
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Filing a new application vs. appealing
Disabled Widow (Widower) Claim
Filing a new application vs. appealing
You have the right to file a new application at any time, but filing a new application is not the same as appealing this decision. You might lose benefits if you file a new application instead of filing an appeal. Therefore, if you think this decision is wrong, you should ask for an appeal within 60 days.
Disability Insurance Claim
To be considered disabled, a person must be unable to do any substantial gainful work due to a medical condition which has lasted or is expected to last for at least 12 months in a row. The condition must be severe enough to keep a person from working not only in his or her usual job, but in any other substantial gainful work. We look at the person’s age, education, training and work experience when we decide whether he or she can work.
Disabled Widow (Widower) Claim
A widow, widower, or surviving divorced wife (age 50 - 60) must meet the disability requirement of the law within a specified 7-year period. A person may be considered disabled only if he or she has a physical or mental impairment that is so severe as to ordinarily prevent a person from working. The disability must have lasted or be expected to last a continuous period of at least 12 months.
Childhood Disability Benefits
Childhood disability benefits may be paid to a person age 18 or older if the person has a disability which began before age 22 or within 84 months of the end of an earlier period of childhood disability. The condition, whether physical or mental, must be severe enough to keep the person from doing any substantial gainful work. We look at the person’s age, education and previous training when we decide whether he or she can work. In addition, the condition must have lasted or be expected to last for at least 12 months in a row.
