CAN I GET SOCIAL SECURITY DISABIITY FOR....?

Veterans who served after 1955 are covered for Social Security disability benefits, in addition to VA benefits, if they become disabled.  And while the two programs have some similarities, they also have several differences. The Forsythe Firm handles dozens of veterans cases each year and with great success.  I thought it might be useful to point out a few of the major differences in Social Security disability (SSDI) vs. VA disability. SSDI requires total disability, i.e., the inability to perform full-time work, in order to get a benefit.  There is no partial disability, as there can be with the VA. The application process is separate and different for SSDI.  Social Security and the Veterans Administration don't network or cooperate.  You must apply for SSDI separately. SSDI will usually get denied at the application level and a hearing will be required to get benefits approved.  This hearing is presided over by an Administrative Law Judge (federal)...

A Social Security disability hearing is held for one reason:  to determine if the claimant meets the regulations in federal law to receive a disability check. The administrative law judge will walk through a five-step process to determine if the regulations require a disability payment to be made.  It is unwise to walk into a hearing without knowing what the regulations are and what rules must be met in order to get paid a benefit.  Nobody is that lucky. There is evidence that must be presented.  First, that evidence must be found, analyzed and presented.  It the evidence is good enough, it will support your case and you will get paid.