Disability Benefit
These variables pertain to social security disability insurance (SSDI) benefits awarded
due to own disability. These variables provide details for up to 4 applications, including
whether there was an application, whether that application led to a decision that
the individual was entitled to a benefit, the date of disability entitlement, the
date of disability onset, the disability adjudication date of the application, the
monthly amount of SSDI benefits received, whether and when an individual ceased receiving
a benefit, as well as diagnosis group. The aforementioned variables are derived from
the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR).
The total monthly benefit and the date of when that benefit was first received, both
recorded in the Payment History Update System (PHUS), are also included. The PHUS
contains actual payments delivered to SSDI beneficiaries. The data from the PHUS may
differ from what are contained on the MBR due to discrepancies between the timing
of SSA awarded amounts and the actual payments made to participants.
