Zemljace brodarac, siguran sam da si upoznat sa SS Website, ali u interesu tvog pitanja možda ćeš naći odgovor i sam u nekim od ovih priloga. Posebno obrati paznju na broj godina potrebnih iz radnog odnosa da bi se neko mogao 'kvalifikovati' za disability benefits. Iz tvog pisanja ukoliko je NEKO bio povredjen u 60toj god. zivota da bi se podrazumevao za dis. benefit trebalo bi da ima 9.5g. uplacenog u SS radnog staza.
Da bi se neko kvalif. za SS benefits potrebno je 40 'kredita' i najmanje 62g. zivota (umanjena penzija) ili 65+ sa punom penzijom (primanja su zavisna od prosek zarade). Pogledaj pa sam vidi gde se tvoj slučaj nalazi. Nisam advokat, ali sam vise nego povrsno upoznat sa birokratijom SS. :)
Good luck!
SOCIAL SECURITY
Official Social Security Website
Disability Benefits
http://www.ssa.gov/disabilityssi/
The following table shows examples of how much work
you need to meet the „duration of work test” if you become
disabled at various selected ages. For the „duration of work”
test, your work does not have to fall within a certain period
of time..
NOTE: This table does not cover all situations.
Examples of work needed for the „duration of work” test
If you become disabled... Then you generally need:
Before age 28 1.5 years of work
Age 30 2 years
Age 34 3 years
Age 38 4 years
Age 42 5 years
Age 44 5.5 years
Age 46 6 years
Age 48 6.5 years
Age 50 7 years
Age 52 7.5 years
Age 54 8 years
Age 56 8.5 years
Age 58 9 years
Age 60 9.5 years
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10029.pdf
Your Payments While You Are Outside The United States
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10137.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions
https://faq.ssa.gov/ics/support/kbsplash.asp
Social Security Cards for Non-Citizens
https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/ArticleFolder/263/Social-Security-Cards-for-Non-Citizens
