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.
With Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), you can get retroactive pay as far back as 12 months from the date you apply for benefits -- if you were disabled before that point.