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Full retirement age can lift Social Security work limits for veterans
For people born in 1960 or later, reaching Social Security full retirement age at 67 removes the earnings test, allowing veteran truck drivers to earn unlimited wages without losing benefits.
A recent Yahoo Finance piece highlights how Social Security earnings rules can change for veteran truck drivers who take on a new job later in life.
For retirees born in 1960 or later, Full Retirement Age is 67, and reaching it eliminates Social Security's earnings test, meaning they can work and earn unlimited wages without losing monthly benefits.
The article also frames how continued work can affect lifetime benefit calculations differently depending on when Social Security is claimed, describing the financial question retirees raise when starting trucking again after service.
It notes that veterans make up about one in 10 U.S. truck drivers and that the industry is increasingly recruiting from military ranks, drawing renewed attention to how wages and Social Security interact for older workers.