Those aged 18 to 67 can apply for disability assessment, where disability is assessed when an individual has suffered an illness, accident or congenital disability. The condition is that rehabilitation is attempted at full before disability is assessed.
Disability assessment is a prerequisite for receiving a disability pension.
First assessment process
The assessment process may take up to 12 weeks after all data has been submitted. The first step is to talk to your doctor.
A doctor issues a medical certificate for disability.
You apply to TR and submit, including a questionnaire for skill impairment and an income plan.
You can follow the status of an application on My Pages.
A doctor that TR chooses will contact you and book an appointment. This may take several weeks. The doctor has 4 weeks from the date of the data received to submit his report to TR.
The insurance doctor at TR will rule on disability based on all the data.
It is recommended to apply for any possible payments from a pension fund as soon as possible. When an invalidity pension is approved, information on income must be submitted, including income from the pension fund.
In some cases, people receive a pension payment a month or a year back in lump sum. This can affect the amount of disability pension. Therefore, it is recommended to apply for payments in the pension fund as soon as possible, or to allow for these payments to prevent overpayment and debt.
The results of the disability assessment
The result of the disability assessment may give the right to a disability grant or disability pension.
Duration of disability assessment
Disability assessment is in most cases a temporary assessment and can be valid for up to 5 years.
In some cases, the disability assessment may be permanent until you reach the age of 67, at which time the old-age pension payments will be accepted. If you have a disability assessment valid until you reach the age of 67, you do not need to apply for old age pension, you will automatically transfer to old-age pension payments.
When the disability assessment is about to expire, it is good to consider this. It is best to aim to submit an application and supporting documents about 3 months before the disability assessment expires.
Application status
You can follow the status of your application on My Pages.
You can also find your secret number there. It is used in communications with TR by phone.
Conclusion
When the result is available, you will receive an email and notification on My pages under My documents.
If you disagree with the decision, you can:
request a justification on My Pages TR,
send a request to review the case to the Client Ombudsman,
or sue with the The Welfare Appeals Committee.
Disability assessment - common questions
Service provider
Social Insurance Administration