Minimum requirement of employment is 10 years. 40 credits.  If you worked much longer, they take the top income of  35 years to do the calculationof your benefit. That's where the 35 years comes from.

I just hit 61 days. The website says 30 days, but today is 61 days. I have an extremely simple work history straightforward. No complications.They started it on October 28th and nothing has changed 61 days later. It's not even from the day I filed. I...