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Can You Collect Social Security and Disability at the Same Time?
With one rare exception, you cannot collect retirement and disability benefits from Social Security at the same time. Social Security retirement benefits are for people who have worked all their lives and reached full retirement age, which is 66 1/2 years as of 2019....
Will the Military Find Out If You Are Collecting SSI?
If you are a current or former service member collecting Social Security disability, you do not need to worry about whether the military finds out about you collecting SSI. Receiving Social Security disability — either Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social...
What Does the Dept. of Veterans Affairs VA Do?
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level government agency that administers a number of services for our nation’s service members. It began in 1930 when President Franklin Roosevelt signed a bill creating the Veterans...
Does the VA Help With Costs for Things Such as a Walk-in Tub?
The VA helps with a number of home improvement costs for qualifying veterans. But, as of December 2018, it no longer provides grants for walk-in tubs. This change comes courtesy of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Directive 1113.74, which updates the VA’s...
Can People From the National Guard Get Disability Benefits?
If you served in the National Guard or National Guard Reserve and suffered a disabling medical condition in the course of your service, you may be eligible to collect VA disability benefits. Your eligibility depends on your length of service and duty status as well as...
Can I Get SSI Benefits If I Was in Special Education?
You can apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits if you were in special education at school. But the fact that you required special education classes or struggled academically does not on its own guarantee your eligibility for SSI. You may submit your...
Can a 100% Disabled Veteran Own a Business?
Generally speaking, a 100% disabled veteran may own a business and continue to collect VA benefits, but there are exceptions to this rule. If you receive 100% disability benefits because VA has deemed you unemployable, then you may not earn work-related income above...
What Medical Costs Does The VA Help With?
The VA offers health care assistance to qualified veterans. VA health care pays or helps pay for several medical costs. The specific expenses it pays for, and the amount it pays depends on several factors including your income and disability status. The standard VA...