Social Security Notice
Date:
Claim Number:
The law provides that an individual's disability freeze shall end if the person becomes
able to do substantial gainful work. The law also provides that an individual's freeze
period will continue for the month disability ends and the following two months. The
medical evidence in your case shows that you became able to do substantial gainful
work on . Accordingly, the last month of your disability freeze is .
(1) Physicians and other trained disability evaluation personnel participated in this
decision.
(2) The decision on your claim was made by the Social Security Administration (not
your personal physician) on the basis of a disability determination by an agency of
the State in which you live. Physicians and other trained disability evaluation personnel
in the State agency participated in making such determination.
(3) If your condition again prevents you from doing substantial gainful work before
age 65, you should contact any Social Security office about filing a new disability
application. Also the law permits an individual to start drawing retirement insurance
benefits at a reduced rate as early as age 62. For more information, please get in
touch with any Social Security office.
(4) If your condition again prevents you from doing substantial gainful work before
age 65, you should contact any Social Security office about filing a new disability
application.
If at any time in the future you qualify for a retirement insurance benefit under
the Social Security Act, the time during which you have been under disability freeze
will not be counted against you in determining the amount of your benefit. This protection
also applies to any other benefit claim which may be filed on your Social Security
account.
If you believe that this determination is not correct, you may request that your case
be reexamined. If you want this reconsideration, you must request it not later than
60 days from the date you receive this notice. You may make this request through any
Social Security office. If additional evidence is available, you should submit it
with your request.
If you have any questions about your claim, you should get in touch with any Social
Security office. If you call in person, please take this notice with you.