Q: How long will I have to wait to receive Medicare coverage?
A: If you talk to a social security lawyer, he or she will talk about Medicare for retired persons as fairly simple. If you are 65 years old or older, and worked for at least ten years in a Medicare covered job, you will generally be eligible for Medicare even if youre working. If you are under 65 and suffering from a disability, you may also be eligible for Medicare. But you may want to talk to a social security lawyer about some of the complications involved in getting Medicare due to disability.
If you dont talk to a social security lawyer or advocate when your disability first presents itself, you may not know that you will have to wait 24 months for Medicare coverage. This waiting period begins at the time you become disabled. In order to receive Medicare coverage for your disability, you are also required to be eligible for social security disability. When you combine the waiting period for Social Security Disability with the waiting period for Medicare, it can be a very long time before you see coverage. Its generally a good idea to speak with a social security lawyer at the beginning of the process to gauge how long your wait may be.
Q: According to the Social Security Administration, I am one credit short of the number I need to be eligible for benefits. What, exactly, do they mean?
A: The SSA has so much small print and obscure rules that nobody but a social security lawyer could learn them all. For you to be eligible to be "insured" for SS Disability, you will generally (though not always) need to have earned 20 credits during the last ten years of work. This is a rolling ten year period that is supposed to end on the day that your disability is judged to have begun.
Sadly, though, the rules that go into determining how many credits you have and need for the last ten years of work makes meeting your credit requirements rather difficult. Any social security lawyer or advocate can tell you to expect this to happen if you havent worked enough. Unfortuantely, though, it can also happen when youve waited too long to apply for SSD, or when a judge has decided to change your disabilitys official onset date. If this happens, your first step should be to consult a social security lawyer or advocate to find out your options.
Q: If I have an SSD claim pending, can I still work?
A: Your social security lawyer will describe disability that is eligible for benefits as any that keeps you from earning a substantial income. Eligibility doesnt, however, require you not to work at all. If the amount you earn falls below the income limit for "substantial gainful activity," it may not affect your claim. You may want to speak with a social security lawyer to learn more. More Reading Orlando social security attorney . Florida social security lawyer .

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