Beyond PTSD to “Moral Injury”
- April 25th, 2014
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Here at The Law Offices of Aaron R. Vega we’ve worked with many clients who have suffered with PTSD, we have only recently been hearing about veterans suffering from Moral Injury, a term used in the mental health community to…
Are the Chances of Winning Disability Benefits Higher at a Social Security Hearing with a Judge?
- September 26th, 2013
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At the first two levels of the disability system, there is often little a claimant can do to avoid being denied for SSD (social security disability) or SSI (supplemental security income disability) benefits. This is because those levels of the…
Social Security Disability Offered To Injured Service Members
- September 24th, 2013
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Service members who are injured while on active duty on or after Oct. 1, 2001, may be entitled to disability benefits through the Social Security disability insurance program. More than 5 million disabled workers and over 1.6 million dependents of…
What Veterans Should Know About Filing for Social Security Disability
- August 15th, 2013
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Disabled veterans can collect Social Security disability benefits and veterans disability benefits at the same time, so disabled vets will usually find themselves dealing with the Social Security Administration (SSA) at one point or another. Many vets may end up…