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If a physician writes that a claimant was unable to work full time at any employment from a date certain how is that relevant to his or her claim?

The dater a claimant was last able to work from a medical standpoint is important as a claimant may only be insured for disability benefits for  a few years after he or she stops working.  A claimant’s DLI is his/her “Date Last insured”.  This means the Date a claimant was last insured for SSDI benefits.  If one is found disabled prior to the DLI, he or she will be eligible for SSDI benefits.  If found disabled after the DLI, SSI benefits (ie., welfare for the disabled paid at very low amounts) are the only form of monetary disability benefits to which a claimant may be entitled.  If a claimant is entitled to at least one dollar of SSDI or SSI benefits he or she will qualify for Medicaid benefits for the first two years of disability and for Medicare benefits thereafter.