If you have applied for and/or you are receiving WC benefits, it is still important that you also apply for SURS disability benefits immediately (if you know you will be unable to work for more than 60 days). Why?
SURS Service Credit: You will continue to earn service credit if you are eligible for SURS disability benefits, even if the disability benefit is reduced to $0.00 because of the WC reduction. You must remain medically eligible for SURS disability benefits; therefore, you will still be required to complete medical reevaluations periodically.
Disability Application One-Year Filing Requirement: It is required that you file a SURS disability application no later than one year after the date your disability occurs. By filing an application with SURS immediately, you will have met that requirement and you could have options to receive disability benefits later should your WC benefits end while you still are unable to return to work.