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Those who retired and requested a 25% increase in their INSS payment should stay alert. Find out more!
Recently, the Executive Board of the National Social Security Institute (INSS) organized a task force that facilitated the scheduling of medical examinations for the 853 people who were waiting for the procedure, some of whom had been waiting for four years.
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Therefore, retirees due to permanent incapacity in the Federal District (DF) who requested a 25% increase in their INSS benefit should remain vigilant, as the medical examinations began this week. Based on this assessment, the INSS will decide whether to grant or reject the requests for an increase.
INSS Medical Examination for the Additional Benefit
Therefore, to check the date of the medical examination, access the Meu INSS website or app (available for Android and iOS) or call 135. If the insured person is unable to attend on the scheduled date, they can reschedule the appointment for another date through the aforementioned channels.
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If the beneficiary is bedridden or hospitalized and cannot go to the INSS in person, they may request a medical or hospital examination through a representative, who must go to the Institute. This procedure must take place on the date scheduled for the assessment, with documents proving the hospitalization or the beneficiary’s inability to leave home.
Eligibility for the 25% additional payment
According to Article 45 of Law No. 8,213/1991, insured individuals receiving disability retirement who require permanent assistance from another person are entitled to the 25% additional payment. Check the situations in which you may be eligible for the increase:
- Changes in mental faculties;
- Total loss of vision;
- Illness requiring bed rest;
- Inability to perform daily activities;
- Paralysis of both upper or lower limbs;
- Loss of nine or more fingers;
- Loss of one hand and both feet, even with prostheses;
- Loss of the lower limbs when prostheses are not feasible;
- Loss of one upper limb and one lower limb.
