What are the retirement conditions for disability, what illnesses do they cover?

The disability pension granted by the Social Security Institution (SGK) for insured persons whose health condition prevents them from working is a support for those who lose their ability to work and cannot earn a living. So what are the requirements for disability retirement? Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions about disability retirement…

WHAT IS THE DISABILITY PENSION?

In the event of total or partial loss of work capacity and income, the insurance created for disability, which is defined as a physiological risk that causes a permanent loss of income, aims to prevent citizens in this situation from being victimized . Disability Retirees must qualify for Disability Retirement, which is created to make up for income they were unable to earn due to losing their job. The conditions that are considered adequate to benefit from this right are detailed below.

WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS OF THE DISABILITY PENSION?

– Regardless of whether the person who is going to retire due to disability is covered by 4A (SSK), 4B (Bağ-Kur) or 4C (Retiree Pension Fund), 10 years must pass since he started working as an insured.

– During this 10-year work period, the employee must have at least 1,800 days of premium pay and period of service.

– It must be determined through official reports that the worker has suffered a power outage of at least 60% or more by the health board, and this must have occurred after the date on which he began work.

– The person working under 4A (SSK) must leave the job.

– The person working within the scope of 4B (Bağ-Kur) must have finished his business activities. At the same time, these citizens should not have premium debts.

– People who work under the 4C (Retirement Fund) must also leave their job.

Individuals who meet these conditions will have met the retirement conditions for disability and will be able to benefit from the right to retirement.

WHAT DISEASES ARE COVERED BY THE DISABILITY RETIREMENT CONDITIONS?

– Cancer (head and neck soft tissue, skin, lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma, salivary glands, thyroid gland, breast, nervous system, lung, stomach, small and large intestine, liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, pancreas, kidney , bladder, genital tract, prostate, testicular, penile cancers)

– epilepsy

– dementia

– Brain tumors

– Parkinson’s syndrome

– Cerebral palsy

– Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

– Intellectual retardation (IQ 50 and less)

– schizophrenia

– Bipolar disorder

– low vision

– Retinal hemorrhages

Hearing loss with balance disorders that prevent standing up without assistance

– Anemia

– Loss of organs such as arms and legs.

– Behcet’s disease

– Gastrointestinal bleeding

– Hepatic cirrhosis

– Liver transplant

– heart failure

– Diseases of the heart valves

– Endocrinology and metabolic diseases

– Diseases of the respiratory system

– Heart transplant

– Kidney transplant

– Lung transplant

– Tuberculosis

– AIDS