Will EDD SDI reject my pregnancy disability form with white-out and wrong start date?

Definitely get a new form! White-out is a big problem - EDD is super picky about forms being clean with no cross-outs or corrections. And the disability date is even MORE important because that's what they use to calculate your benefits from. They won't backdate to January if the form says March. Call your doctor's office ASAP and explain both issues. Most offices deal with SDI forms all the time and should understand the urgency.

omg my dr did the same thing with my date!!! they put my due date instead of when my hyperemesis started and i ended up having to get a whole new certification. such a pain

The date issue is critical and needs correction. The white-out is less clear-cut. Technically, EDD can reject forms with any alterations, but in practice they sometimes accept minor corrections if they're legible. However, with pregnancy claims, they tend to scrutinize more carefully. Your best approach is to get a new form with both issues corrected. The disability start date is particularly important as it affects: 1. Your benefit calculation period 2. When your 7-day waiting period begins 3. The maximum benefit duration If you submit with the wrong date, best case is a delay while they request clarification; worst case is a denial that requires appeal.

DO NOT SUBMIT THAT FORM!! EDD rejected mine for MUCH less. My doctor used blue ink instead of black on part of it and they made me do the whole thing over. They're insanely strict about this stuff. And YES the date matters A TON - that's literally when they start counting your benefits from!!! Go back to your doctor ASAP!!!

my sister works for a doctors office and says they have to redo SDI forms all the time when they make mistakes. just ask nicely and explain why, shouldnt be a big deal for them

I've had a similar situation with my SDI claim last year (not pregnancy but back injury). After struggling to get my doctor to correct my form, I couldn't get through to EDD to check if my claim was processing correctly. After 3 days of constant busy signals and disconnections, I found Claimyr (claimyr.com) which got me connected to an EDD rep in about 20 minutes. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/1X-mEsLtbmQ?si=1hcSq3KFtCr4oAmd The rep confirmed that forms with white-out are almost always rejected, and date errors are a huge problem that cause major delays. Getting the form fixed was definitely the right move.

Actually I think ur overthinking this lol. I had whiteout on my form for something similar and it went thru fine. EDD just wants to see that ur actually disabled from working. If ur pregnant with complications they'll approve u regardless of some tiny mistake.

UPDATE: I just got back from my doctor's office. They were super apologetic and filled out a completely new form with the correct disability start date (Jan 3) and no white-out anywhere. The office manager even expedited it so I didn't have to wait. Going to submit it today - fingers crossed it processes quickly!

sooo i just realized my dr did something similar on my form...worried now...

So glad you got it sorted out quickly! That's exactly what I would have recommended - getting a completely fresh form is always the safest route with EDD. The fact that your doctor's office was understanding and expedited it shows they deal with these issues regularly. You made the right call not risking the submission with those errors. Hope your claim processes smoothly now and you get your benefits soon! 🤞