Deemed Military Wages

I served in the Air Force from 1979-1999. I have my December pay stubs for 95, 96, 97 showing what my end of year earnings were. When I look at my social security earnings for those years it only shows my earning nothing extra. Called social security and was told if I paid into social security I don’t get anything added unless I need that amount to qualify for social security. From all I have read that doesn’t sound right. I would appreciate your thoughts on the subject

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How do i find out if i am getting my Miitary benefit.<?blockquote>

Hi,

I assume that what you're referring to are deemed military wages (DMW). DMW's are extra wage credits that are added to the actual military wages paid to veterans for certain years in which they were on active duty (https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/handbook/handbook.09/handbook-0953.html). DMWs are then considered when calculating the worker's Social Security retirement or disability benefit rate.

how do i find out if i am collecting my military extra credit benefit

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How do I know if I got credit for my Service in the Army (1967-1969 Vietnam) on my Social Security Benefit?

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I served in the Air National Guard for 31 1/2 yrs. and was on active duty after 911 from Dec.1,2001-Aug.26,2002 and did other short Active Duty orders. I retired 2yrs ago and am now collecting SS. Am I entitled to additional SS benefits because of my Military Duty?

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i am a military veteran with 38 work credits.is there any way i couls use my military service credits to upgrade my credits to the required 40.?

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Larry, I contacted SSA concerning military credits and was told there is no way to verify that I am getting the credit. I did verify my reported SS wages from W2 forms, and they are the same as on SS web site estimate, no difference showing credit. below is a transcript of my conversation with SSA concerning same. Please advise, Thank You!

Hi Brian,

I served in military from1968 - 1975 two years active. When I filed for Social security. Was I suppose to get extra because I served during that time on active duty & can I still file if eligible??????

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How can we find out whether my husband is getting credit for the 6 years he spent in the National Guard?

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Am I eligible to receive extra social security benefits having served on active duty from Feb. 1956 to Feb. 1959?

Hi,

Not necessarily. What you would be eligible for are military wage credits (MWC) and deemed military wages (DMW) for that period of time. Those extra wage credits could then be used in the calculation of your retirement benefit rate, which may or may not increase your rate depending on how much you earned in other years.