Scott, good luck with STRS. When I was teaching 1965-1991 it was almost impossible to get disability. My PD came after retirement and I got my earned SS Disability after 2 tries - $148/mo, reduced 60& due to low teacher's pension. I hope STRS does right by you. Rayilyn Brown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn