Social Security Disability and VA disability are two totally different programs with different rules and definitions of disability.
It has been our experience that the fact that the claimant is getting VA benefits has a different effects on different judges. I have had judges comment that the fact the claimant is getting VA benefits leads them to believe they are probably disabled for Social Security. I have had other judges who think that if the claimant is getting a VA check then to also give them a Social Security check is double dipping and the fact the claimant is getting a check makes it harder to win the disability case. If the judge is one that this issue has come up in a previous hearings with your attorney, then your attorney can advise you which way the judge goes on this issue. This is another reason it is important to have an attorney represent you.
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