vocal fremitus (VF) transmission of the spoken voice to the chest wall, detectable by auscultation or palpation; it is increased with lung consolidation and decreased with pleural effusion, pneumothorax, and airway obstruction.ocal fremitus (VF) transmission of the spoken voice to the chest wall, detectable by auscultation or palpation; it is increased with lung consolidation and decreased with pleural effusion, pneumothorax, and airway obstruction.
Earnings Test. As of 2013, when you get SS benefits between the month you turn 62 and the month you reach full retirement age, you lose $1 in benefits for every $2 you earn from working in excess of $15,120. If you receive benefits for only part of a year, the earnings limit is prorated on a monthly basis.
No benefits can be paid if you do not have enough credits. For more information than what is listed below, please read our publication, â How You Earn Credits .. How Credits Are Earned. When you work and pay Social Security taxes, you earn up to a maximum of four credits for each year. The way you earn a credit has changed over the years. Before 1978, employers reported your earnings every 3 months and we called credits quarters of coverage, or QCs.