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For Larry Bartlett and others: SSDI is not difficult to get provided the forms are completed in your favor and you can submit documentation by your physician substantiating your PD. From your comments about your employer suggesting you go on 1/2 pay for 1/2 time which your physician concurs, this is not in your best financial interest. The deal must be 100% disability or nothing. The reason is simple. SSDI computes your disability income as a function of your current income. If current income is based on 1/2 time, so will your SSDI payment. Would you like $1,000 a month or $500 a month? The deal must be 100% disability with proper documentation from your physician. SSDI does allow you to make some money while on SSDI. You might look into this as a way to continue some level of employment at a reduced capacity. Be very careful with this as the definition of disability is "the inability to perform your current employment." Regards, Alan Bonander [log in to unmask]