ACTIVE DUTY PAY WILL NOT DISQUALIFY YOU FOR SSDI BENEFITS
Under the Wounded Warrior program, a military service member may be receiving active duty military pay and may still be qualified for Social Security disability benefits. Under Social Security's rules, it is not the military pay that determines disability. It is the ability to perform work activity. A service member may be receiving active duty pay while he or she is unable to perform work activity. The inability to work is what makes the individual disabled. Also, a veteran may receive Social Security disability benefits before he/she begins to receive VA benefits, after he/she begins receiving VA benefits, or at the same time he/she receives VA disability benefits. Getting Social Security disability does not interfere with receipt of VA benefits, and vice versa. I am working with a large number of military members now who are disabled because they cannot perform their military duties. However, they are still undergoing a medical board review to de...