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.
How long will it take to start getting disability benefits after you have received an award notice? If you have received your SSI or Social Security disability award at the initial disability application or reconsideration appeal level, you will receive your benefits sooner than an individual who has been approved at the hearing level. Receiving a Social Security Disability Award Letter.