{"id":627,"date":"2014-02-19T20:39:31","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T20:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newlindisability.com\/?p=627"},"modified":"2023-09-11T11:30:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:30:45","slug":"changes-coming-to-the-way-veterans-social-security-disability-claims-are-handled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newlindisability.com\/blog\/changes-coming-to-the-way-veterans-social-security-disability-claims-are-handled\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes Coming to the Way Veterans’ Social Security Disability Claims Are Handled"},"content":{"rendered":"
Getting a Social Security disability claim approved can be tedious for any applicant. But for those who are disabled due to military service, the bureaucracy of both the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can complicate the approval process.<\/p>\n
The problem is the VA may see a veteran as fully disabled and award benefits. The SSA may see things differently though, and issue a Social Security Disability Denial<\/a><\/strong> on a veteran\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n One former soldier told how he suffers from anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from his service overseas. His condition prevents him from returning to work as a police officer. He was awarded 70 percent disability by the VA, but his Social Security disability claim was denied.<\/p>\n