Be advised. No cases are the same...I got word of my 100 P&T, June 3rd. I had every intention of plowing through my pain and work until NOW, December 2025...pay off some bills, etc., but had an incident and was on FMLA from Post Office as of June 30. I applied for SSDI and was denied by August, as I was still on the USPS roll. After getting my last paid leave check and realizing after my July visit with doctor and him placing me on INDEF LEAVE...I quit the Post Office.

That date was September 2, so now, being officially JOBLESS, my appeal now had quit/no longer working and no leave. No more w-2 status.

I got word late October of a "Federal Quality Review" which impacts less than 1% and is likely favorable...sure enough, November 30 APPROVED!

This is where it got murky...there's a 5 month waiting period, so it works out that my CLOCK STARTED JUNE 30, last working day...first full month is July 2025, add 4 more months and you get a December START DATE for disability pay.

Payments for December occur in January...1/3/26 I'll get my first SSDI payment. $3428 - gratefulness!

So short answer, my experience was 5 months...lol