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.
This last part of your SSDI back pay calculation is relatively simple. Once your disability onset date has been established, you must wait five months after that date before you will become eligible for benefits. This is referred to as the 5 month waiting period, and it applies to all SSDI benefit recipients.