Can you win your Social Security Disability case if you are given a 100% disability rating at the VA?
Have you found it odd that a VA disability determination is not binding at all on the Social Security Administration? VA disability is different from Social Security in that the VA system issues ratings in percentages whereas Social Security is “all or nothing.” You can have a 70% VA rating but there is no equivalent in Social Security – either you are 100% disabled or you are not disabled at all. Many vets think that qualifying for VA disability benefits automatically makes them eligible for Social Security Disability benefits. However, the two programs define disability quite differently. Both programs also have different applications processes. In 2017, Social Security published new regulations saying that Social Security will no longer take VA approvals for disability compensation into account when deciding whether to grant disability benefits. In addition, written denials or hearing decisions from Social Security will no longer provide any information on whether the age...