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• What can i collect and how much?
• Posted: 2008-04-03 09:03:18 By Tim B
• I am 37, have RP, very very minimal side vision, pretty good straight forward vision with my glasses on. I work in front of a computer all day doing CAD engineering. I make about 45-50K a year.
  
  What do i qualify for, disability, SS? Since I am working now, i probably dont qualify for anything. But say i got laid off and out of work. Should i make an attempt to collect for my diability and how much would i get? i have a house mortgage, etc...so i need about the same income.
  

• Re: What can i collect and how much?
• Posted: 2008-04-03 12:16:32 By Darran Z
• If you are looking at now, then you would have to work with your HR department to see about any disability policy through yoru work. I'm assuming you have both STD and LTD options.
  
  As for SSDI, look at your annual SS benefits paper they mail out annually. It tells you how many credits you've put into the system and approximately what you would get if you "retire" at this age. Disability is often a little bit more than that. So that gives you a ballfield to work with.
  
  If you get disability through work and apply for SSDI, then the rules change a little bit depending upon how the policy is underwritten.
  
  Darran

• Re: Re: What can i collect and how much?
• Posted: 2008-04-07 01:06:13 By Patrick C
• Nobody here can tell you if you can get it or not. We don't know how bad your vision is. All you could do is apply and go for the eye exam and they would let you know if you qualify or not. As far as SSDI goes, that also depends. It depends on how long you have been working, and how much you have paid into Social Security. I could be wrong, but from personal experience, and seeing it with other people, you probably wouldn't get near as much as you're getting now, but don't take my word for it.