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With Veteran's Day Near, Social Security Reminds of Prioritizing Their Claims

Veteran's Day is Friday and Social Security is reminding everyone of the priority they make for those who served our country.

 

Jack Myers with Social Security points a veteran or veteran in your life to its Wounded Warriors webpage. It is an important resource for military members who return home with injuries and can be found at www.ssa.gov/woundedwarriors.

 

 

The webpage shares information about our Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for veterans including how SSDI benefits are different from benefits available through the Department of Veterans Affairs and require a separate application. Additionally, Myers points out it can show how Social Security expedites the processing of Social Security disability claims for service members who develop a disability while on active duty on or after 10/1/2001 - regardless of where the disability occurs.

 

 

If active-duty service members are unable to work due to a disabling condition and continue to receive pay while in a hospital or on medical leave, they should consider applying for SSDI if their condition is expected to keep them out of work for at least a year. Myers explains a person can’t be approved for SSDI benefits if actively working and earning above substantial gainful activity level wages ($1350/month in 2022), but if they aren’t working, Social Security does not have to count the wages.

 

 

The website one more time is, ssa.gov/woundedwarriors. 

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