How Social Security Disability handles Veterans with a 100% Disability Rating?

Hi, this is Melissa from Resilience Law, and I'm coming to you live from home today. And I had a quick thought, I guess, on how Social Security handles veterans and how they treat them. If you're applying for Social Security disability as a veteran, you probably have already explored the option to get a VA disability rating. And so Social Security will look at whether or not you have your VA disability rating. However, they make their own decision and it's based off different rules than the VA system. So even if you do have a VA disability rating where you're found fully disabled, that does not necessarily mean that you're automatically entitled to Social Security disability. However, what it does give you is it gives you expedited processing. So when you file your initial claim, it'll be processed more quickly than a typical claim. And kind of as you go up through the levels, you're always going to be entitled to a faster processing, particularly at the appeals council level, instead of waiting a year plus, it can be a matter of weeks to get a decision. So it is important that you just bear in mind that a VA disability rating is very different than Social Security. Although you can submit the evidence and certainly the supporting decisions and any notes that you have from your doctor for the VA disability rating can be extremely helpful in a Social Security disability case. The two are not necessarily comparable. They may wind up being a totally different ruling. You may be a hundred percent VA disabled and found not eligible for Social Security. I've seen that quite a few times, particularly for younger veterans. So if you are a veteran looking to apply for Social Security disability, that's something to keep in mind. It's definitely worth your while to get a Social Security attorney to help you out. If you're interested, my name is Melissa at Resilience Law. Give me a call. Let's get started.