Are there Special Social Security Disability Programs for Wounded Warriors?

Official Transcript: Social Security Disability Programs for Wounded Warriors

Hi, I am Sharon Christie your nurse attorney for Social Security Disability Benefits. I want to talk to you today about Social Security Disability Programs for Wounded Warriors. and what that means when you are applying for Social Security Disability Benefits. Now in the VA there is a program called wounded warriors and I get a lot of calls from veterans asking me whether once they are found disabled under the Wounded Warrior Program and disabled by the VA will that mean they are automatically found disabled by Social Security?

Now the answer is no because you have to remember that in the military they have a very specific definition of disabled. So for example, if you have conditions that will prevent you from being a soldier in the military that will qualify you for some type of disability rating. In my experience, that is not the same as Social Security Disability. Remember under Social Security Disability we are looking at more than whether you can function as a soldier. We are looking at whether you can do any kind of job at all, any type of civilian job. So you have to remember that distinction.

Now if you are found disabled and you are in the Wounded Warrior Program and you are applying for Social Security Disability Benefits your case will be expedited. It will be moved along faster and that is very beneficial, but you still go through the same basic process as anyone else who is applying for Social Security Disability Benefits.

About Sharon Christie Law:

Sharon Christie is the owner and founder of Sharon Christie Law, and is an attorney and former nurse. Her team of professionals and paraprofessionals help people win Social Security Disability Benefits! Our Social Security Disability Law Firm serves clients in Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia, and Washington DC.