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Understanding SSDI’s 5-Year Rule
The application for Social Security Disability Income benefits can be a daunting process, and one of the often misunderstood rules encountered concerns the number of years an applicant older than 31 must have worked before developing a disability. Maite Knorr-Evans and Oliver Povey, in a post on en.as.com, provide a review of this rule and its implications. Check the post out here.
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