Adding hardware such as a disc drive (e.g. CD-ROM or DVD), modem, mouse, network card, printer, sound card, or speakers are not required, but give the computer additional functionality. 1  How to install computer hardware.
Retroactive Payments. The SSDI retroactive payments are payments made to disability applicants for the time passed between the onset of the disability to the date that the application was passed. Retroactive payments are paid for 12 months prior to the date of the application being passed.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) website has a tool that allows you to check the status of your application after submission. In addition, benefit payment schedules are now dictated by date of birth. For those with birthdays between the 1st and 10th, payments will be made on the second Wednesday of every month.