InstantForum.NET v4.1.4ElderLawAnswers.com Discussion Forumshttp://www.elderlawanswers.com/Forum/Support@ElderLawAnswers.comTue, 06 Jan 2009 04:18:02 GMT20http://www.elderlawanswers.com/Forum/Topic202-28-1.aspxI am considering applying for early(62) <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1226521230_2 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Social Security</SPAN>. Presently I draw a Military retirement of $718 a month and a full 100% VA disability of $2680 a month. My Military retirement is taxable but since it is the only <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1226521230_3 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">taxable income</SPAN> I receive I pay no taxes.<BR>My question is, if I elect early <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1226521230_4>Social Security retirement</SPAN> will my income from my military retirement and/ or my VA 100% total unemployable money be used by the SSA as an offset towards receiving full SS retirement?<BR>If it will than it not worth taking early SS retirement but it is not I need the money to live.<BR>Thank You for your assistance sorting out the answers. I have called and written to the <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1226521230_5 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Social Security Administration</SPAN> and they can not answer my question.<BR>Frederic L. Wilken<BR>CW4 US Army (Ret)"<BR>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:09:41 GMTBaliric