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Re: Surviving Spouse benefit choices???

ok... my wife was disabled at 57 with her advanced cancer.  So she received SS based on her full retirement age and not her age at time of disability.  Does that mean I collect on her full retirement benefit or some reduced benefit based on the fact ...
4khansen 05-22-2018 10:18 AM
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Surviving Spouse benefit choices???

Hopefully this is a quick question and response.  I just lost my wife recently, she was received disability social security because of advanced cancer and was 61 when she passed away.  I am not currently taking social security because I am working pa...
4khansen 05-21-2018 02:42 PM
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Re: Surviving Spouse benefit choices???

ok... my wife was disabled at 57 with her advanced cancer.  So she received SS based on her full retirement age and not her age at time of disability.  Does that mean I collect on her full retirement benefit or some reduced benefit based on the fact ...
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Surviving Spouse benefit choices???

Hopefully this is a quick question and response.  I just lost my wife recently, she was received disability social security because of advanced cancer and was 61 when she passed away.  I am not currently taking social security because I am working pa...
4khansen 05-21-2018 02:42 PM
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Re: Surviving Spouse benefit choices???

ok... my wife was disabled at 57 with her advanced cancer.  So she received SS based on her full retirement age and not her age at time of disability.  Does that mean I collect on her full retirement benefit or some reduced benefit based on the fact ...
4khansen 05-22-2018 10:18 AM
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Surviving Spouse benefit choices???

Hopefully this is a quick question and response.  I just lost my wife recently, she was received disability social security because of advanced cancer and was 61 when she passed away.  I am not currently taking social security because I am working pa...
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