Will You Be Awarded Social Security Disability Benefits if You Currently Receive VA benefits?
Q: Will you be awarded social security disability insurance if you currently receive benefits with the Veterans Administration?
A: You will not automatically be approved for social security disability benefits when you are approved for VA benefits. Unlike Veterans Administration benefits, social security disability is not designated via percentages. Your condition is either designated as meeting the definition of social security disability or it is not. Your injury or condition cannot be assigned a rating like it is with the VA. For that reason, your Social Security Disability Insurance claim could be denied, in spite of that fact that you were approved with the Veterans Administration.
Q: Will the SSA contact the Veterans Administration for your records when you submit an application for disability insurance?
A: The SSA will not necessarily be able to obtain your VA records in a timely manner. It is always recommended that you make copies of your records and submit them to the examiner handling your social security disability case. Have duplicate copies of everything. One copy is for you and submit the other. This just makes it easier, if the SSA misplaces something from your records.
Q: As a veteran, is it possible to speed up your disability claim with Social Security?
A: Social security disability claims submitted by veterans can be sped up. Only those who provided active duty service since October 1, 2001 are eligible to expedite the review process. Under a new partnership between the Department of Defense and Social Security, all qualifying veterans who submit an application will be given expedited service. Contact the social security disability examiner handling your claim to check on the status of your claim. If you have any concerns that your claim is not being expedited, you may wish to seek advice from a social security attorney.
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