Social Security Administration Benefits for Wounded Warriors
Service members can receive expedited processing of disability claims from Social
Security. Benefits available through Social Security are different than those from the
Department of Veterans Affairs and require a separate application.
The expedited process is used for military service members who become disabled while on active
military service on or after October 1, 2001, regardless of where the disability occurs. To
learn more about this benefit, visit the Social Security Wounded Warriors website at
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/woundedwarriors.
Date Last Reviewed: June 29, 2009
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