PD onset is the date we determine the claimant is presumptively disabled or presumptively
blind. To assist you in determining the correct PD/PB onset date, we provide the following
examples.
NOTE: Do not enter a PD or PB onset earlier than the month in which the claimant filed
his or her application.
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If you make the PD or PB finding in the month in which the claimant filed his or her
application, enter the application date as the onset date.
EXAMPLE: Claimant met PD eligibility requirements in the same month the claimant filed
the application
Mr. Jones filed a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) application based on disability
on 04/15/21. The FO determined that Mr. Jones met all the non-medical eligibility
requirements in April 2021 and input the PD decision. The FO enters 04/15/21, the
date of application, so that Mr. Jones receives payment beginning May 2021.
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If the current month is the month immediately following the month of filing, use the
application date as the onset date.
EXAMPLE: Claimant met PD eligibility requirements in the month immediately following
the month the claimant filed the application
Ms. Smith filed an SSI application on March 24, 2021. The FO determined she met the
non-medical eligibility requirements in March 2021.
The DDS determined that she was presumptively disabled, inputting the PD finding on
April 2, 2021. The DDS enters 03/24/21 (the application date) so that Ms. Smith may
receive payments beginning April 2021.
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If you make the PD or PB finding two or more months after the month of filing, enter
the month and year prior to the month in which you made the PD or PB finding as the
onset date.
EXAMPLE: Claimant met PD eligibility requirements after the month the claimant filed
the application
Mrs. Williams filed an SSI application on April 5, 2021. The FO determined she met
the non-medical eligibility requirements in April 2021. The DDS determined that she
was presumptively disabled, inputting the PD finding on June 2, 2021. The DDS enters
05/01/21 (which is the month, day, and year prior to the month the DDS made the PD
finding) so that Mrs. Williams may receive payments beginning June 2021.
NOTE: If the PD/PB onset is not the filing date, then use the first day of the month.