Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02
Social Security News

Your social security account
number is not just a number; it
Identifies an account, a record OF
your earnings which will deter
mine your right to social security
benefits. This information was
given today by Edward +. Sulli-
van, manager of the Dover social
security office.
At birth, Sullivan said, everyone
is given q name to identify them
selves throughout their lives. Many
people may have the same name,
but an individuals social secur-
ity account number Is exclusively
theirs-a personal record of in
creasing value. insurance for the
future.
Every worker should show his
social security card to his employ
er TO make certain the employer
lists the correct number when he
reports the workers wages to the
Social Security Administration.
Every self-employed person should
make certain his correct social Sc
curity number is shown on his
Federal tax return. Failure to re-
port the correct social security
number makes it difficult for the
social security Office to identity
the worker or self-employed per-
son who should be credited with
the earnings.
precautions with your social Sc
curity account" Sullivan contin-
ued. ''can be quite costly. 1t may
cost you or your family benefits
to which you are entitled"
Persons who have lost their
card should apply to the nearest
social security Office and ask for
duplicate card with the same
number, he concluded.
Questions And Answers
Q-Last month | began having Sc
we're headaches. so | went TO
my doctor. He stated that /
was under tension and that /
would have to stay OF from
my job two or three months
or else | might have a nery-
Gus breakdown. ! told this TO
the social security district of
flee. and they suggested that
postpone filing an applica-
tion for disability benefits for
several months. How come?
A-The social security law pro-
vide that in order to qualify
for disability benefits, a work
er must have suffered from his
disability for at least 6 months.
il must be. a physical or men
tai condition that is medically
determinable and which is ex-
pected to continue indefinitely
or result in death, and il must
make the worker unable to en-
gage in any substantial gain
full work At this time, it ap-
pears that you are not eligible
under the law for disability
benefits. Should you feel la
ter that you are eligible, do
not hesitate TO contact the So
cial security district Office
again
Q-At the present time /. am con-
fined in a tuberculosis Sani-
tarium. Like most of the pa
tlentS mere. i nave .hlgh hopes
of being discharged and re-
turning to my job But the
problem is. when? Can / re-
ceive disability payments while
] am waiting to recover?
A-Disability benefits are not pay
able unless a persons illness
is likely to continue for q long
and indefinite time. II the
time OF your recovery can be
reasonable ascertained on the
basis of medical evidence, then
there is a likelihood that you
would not be eligible for dis
ability benefits. On the other
hand, if your condition is such
that medical evidence indicates
that your illness will continue
indefinitely, then you may be
eligible for disability benefits
IL you meet the other require
ments of the law. Contact your
nearest social security district
Office for detailed information.