My doctor has suggested going on disability

[Sluff]

A good friend of ours has MS and it took several turn downs to finally receive disability and they went back one year to onset. The guidelines only allow them to go back 12 months. She received her first check and it was $28000.00. This was just last winter.

[paris]

Similar to my experience.  SS decided I qualified as disabled two years before I applied. They paid me back payments for the past twelve months and then the checks started the next month.  I started the process at the end of April, got the back payment in July.  Thank you, thank you!! What a relief

Let us know what you decide to do. It is not an easy decision.

[Wallyz]

Some hope- you may get  your date of disability set as the day you had to go on Dialysis, rather than the day you stop working. 

Worth a shot.

[G-Ma]

 
When my prev husband had his heart attack the Dr had him apply for disab and then a month later they had to amputate a foot and we had waited for just over 2 mo with no ans, called and no ans, you know and all we had was my check for medication and bills and we were sinking....it was an election year so I sent emails to each person in our state and county running for senate or whatever and within 2 weeks he had his first check including his back pay.  Sometimes it helps to rattle a few cages.

[okarol]

Here is the online link http://www.socialsecurity.gov/applyfordisability/ - be sure to say you have ESRD requiring permanent dialysis