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Employers Manual
Disability Benefit Program
Duration of Payments
Disability Allowance Program: Provided the member remains medically disabled from duty, payments terminate at age 65 if the benefit began before age 60. The table below shows how long benefits may continue for members who were age 60 or older when disability benefits began. Upon expiration of the disability payment period, service retirement benefits may be paid according to a special service retirement calculation. The member should contact STRS Ohio for more information about service retirement following disability.
Age at Effective Date of Disability |
Benefit Period |
60 or 61 |
60 months |
62 or 63 |
48 months |
64 or 65 |
36 months |
66, 67 or 68 |
24 months |
69 or older |
12 months |
Disability Retirement Program: Payments continue as long as disability lasts. If disability is permanent, payments are for life. The member may choose to change to an age-and-service retirement benefit when eligible, though this is not required.
