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Social Security Questions-Answers • V. * • T * • ' « *%* * * By D. C. Nichols Field Representative O. I have a friend who has been paying social security for many years but recently had a heart attack and carit work any more. He's married and has a 16-year old child. He's only 60 though and can't get his re tirement for two more years... What is he supposed to do until he's 62? A. He should contact the Social Security office right away. Benefits are payable to a worker who gets disabled at any age, if he's met the work requirements. Benefits may also be paid to his wife and child or children. T ell your friend to get in touch with our office at once. Q. lam a disabled Vietnam veteran and definitely cannot work. Is it possible I could receive something from the So cial Security Administration? A. It's very possible. We can tell for sure only if you file a disability claim. Q. I hear that young work ers who become severely dis - abled don't need as much work under Social Security to apply for benefits as older workers. Is this true? A. Yes, it is. Anyonewho becomes disabled before he is 24 may qualify for disability benefits with just 1 1/2 years of work, whereas people 31 or over need 5 years of work cre dits under Social Security in the 10 years before they've be come disabled. Obviously,this part of the law protects young people who likely haven't had Cover yourself, ijourlaniiiij, lor less. That’s Nationwide's policy tor life! Wrap up the coverages you need in one “Family Security” Plan. Your man from Nationwide has the whole package. SKmf ■ JfP' fljKl ~~CECIL G. ANGLIN Burnsville Tel. 682—2170 Nationwide Nationwide Insurance. The man from Nationwide is on your side. UFE ■ HEALTH ■ HOME • CAR • BUSINESS • Nationwide Mutual Inauranco Co. Nationwide Mutual Fliu Imuranoc Co. Nationwide Life Imuaanco Co. Homo oIBco: Cokanbus, Ohio. '*** % v v V • / the chance to work as long as 5 years. Q. I recently had a heart attack and my doctor told me I'll never be able to work agpin He advises me to file a claim for social security benefits for disability. lam 47 years old. If I qualify for benefits will my check be "reduced"? A. No. Your benefit will be figured as if you were 65 at the time you became dis abled. In other words you would get full, unreduced be nefit checks. Q. I'm badly disabled shoe I had an accident last month. Must I wait 6 months before I can file an application? A. No. You can and you should file your disability claim at once. This will enable us to process your application as soon as possible so that, if you're due disability benefits, they can begin without delay after the end of the 6- month waiting period. Q. When I got disabled 7 Ray Promoted At Chemical Co Norman Ray has recently been promoted from develop - ment engineer to instrum ait en gineer at The Dow C h emical Company's Louisiana Division Maintenance Department. A native of Burnsville Carolina, he has been with Ebw since June, 1968, when he was employed as a development en gineer with the special assign ment program. Ray, the son of Mr. and Mrs. 4* or 8 months ago one of your representatives came to the hospital and took my claim. But when my checks start e d I got only one month's benefit When will I get a "lumpsum" check for the months I had to wait? A. As a disability bene ficiary you won't get such a lump sum payment. A person must be disabled for 6 full months before his checks can begin, and there is no payment due for this period. In your case, since you ap plied early during the waiting period your claim was appro - ved before the end of the per iod, and therefore your month ly checks started promptly. Q. lam deceiving disabi lity benefits. Since I ha ' to go to the hospital often,can I get Medicare to pay for my hospital bills? lam 55 years old. A. No. To be eligible fcr Medicare you must be 65, Roy W. Ray of Burnsville, N. C., is a graduate of East Yan cey High School and the North Carolina State University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 1968. He is a member of the Amer ican Society of Mechanical En gineers, the Instrument Society of America, and the Baton Rougp Power Squadron. Ray resides in Baton Rouge. of ten-year-olds gyW are wearing * ■ ok J M W 'f Thousands of children afflicted with Muscular Dystrophy must wear braces. Muscular Dystrophy destroys healthy muscle and replaces it with useless fat. After some time the child’s muscles become so wasted that even braces will no longer support him. Later, he won’t have the strength to sit in a wheelchair. Eventually, he won’t be able to feed himself or even turn over in bed. His weakness leaves him so vulnerable to colds, pneumonia, or other complications he rarely survives maturity. Scientists are beginning to penetrate the mystery of this tragic disease. Today there is some hope for the children who must wear these braces every day. That hope lies in MDAA’s massive research program. Only your contributions keep it going. Give generously. Fight Muscular Dystrophy. Help them grow up. Muscular Dyatrophy Associations of America. 1790 Broadway. New York, N.Y. 10019 THE YANCEY RECORD Dick Osborne And Oak wood Mobile Homes Os Asheville Say Thank Yon. Yes, Thank Yon For Making Oakwood Nnmber One In Western North Carolina. Oakwood Promises To Offer The lowest Possible Prices On The Finest Mobile Hemes Save Hundreds Os Dollars On The Mobile Home Os Your Choice During August Register For The 1970 Plymouth Duster To Be Given Away j There’s A Wide Variety Os Hemes To Cheese From At OAKWOODJffi? 478% TUNNEL ROAD, ASHEVILLE Phone 298-4126 AUGUST 6, 1970 PAGE 17
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