Question

If a disabled worker covered under Social Security disability benefits recovers and then is disabled again within five years, a new waiting period is required before benefits begin again.

a) True
b) False

Answer 1

It is false that a new waiting period is required for a worker under Social Security disability benefits if they recover and become disabled again within five years.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a disabled worker covered under Social Security disability benefits recovers and then is disabled again within five years, it is false that a new waiting period is required before benefits begin again.

The Social Security Administration has a provision called "expedited reinstatement" (EXR) that allows former beneficiaries who have stopped receiving benefits due to an improvement in their medical condition to request benefits start again without a new application if they become unable to work again because of their disability. This can occur within five years of their benefits stopping.