1 Don't respond to unwanted calls, the FTC says --even if the call says you should press a number to opt-out of future messages. 2  All that will do is verify to the spammer or scammer that your number is real. 3  Similarly, don't respond to unwanted text messages--or click on any links.
(This maximum gets you to 12 months before your application date, plus five months for the waiting period, so your earliest your effective onset date can be is 17 months before the application date.) In this case, the earliest that you can become eligible for Medicare is one year after you apply for Social Security disability.
If you are not approved for disability benefits at the level of an initial claim, you must file a reconsideration of your initial disability denial. Reconsideration appeals take on average sixty to ninety days to receive a disability decision, though, typically they take less than 60 days.