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7/15/2009
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Disabled Survivors Benefits


The federal Social Security Administration (
SSA) covers disabled survivors of workers who were insured by Social Security disability. Beneficiaries of survivors' benefits may be of a variety of ages and marital statuses. Eligibility requirements are determined by the Code of Federal Regulations.

For instance, if a husband and father was disabled and approved for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, his surviving spouse and children might collect on his behalf.

If the surviving parties are disabled themselves, certain SSA requirements will be waived or adjusted. The surviving disabled spouse can receive benefits if she is between 50 and 59 years old (as opposed to spouses who are not disabled and must be 60 or over). A disability lawyer can tell you more.

Visit our library for more information on Social Security Disability Insurance.

When you are interviewing Social Security Disability attorneys ask critical questions, like: how many Social Security Disability hearings do you have per month; do you understand the SSA's POMS (the manual Social Security employees use to process claims); and, do you understand the date last insured and how it affects my disability onset date? Contact disability attorneys LaVan & Neidenberg for assistance with filing or appealing a disability claim - 1-888-234-5758.



Category: Veterans' Disability



Disability attorneys Kenneth LaVan and Adam Neidenberg are members of the Florida Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association.

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3 Comments to "Disabled Survivors Benefits"

The comment I received was informative but I still don't know if she can draw two disability checks at the same time.
She was approved for Social Security disability and she gets a widow's pension from the VA. She thinks she going to start receiving another monthly disability check from the VA. Is she correct?
Posted by Faye Gayden on August 14, 2009 at 04:00 PM
Dear Faye,

The short answer is:

- if your sister-in-law is receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the benefits she receives from the VA will be offset by the amount that she receives from Social Security.
- if she receives Disability Insurance Benefits (because she has work credits that allow her to receive Social Security Disability Insurance) then her VA benefits will not be affected by what she receives from Social Security.

I hope this helps.

Best,

Ken LaVan
Posted by Ken LaVan on August 14, 2009 at 03:50 PM
My sister-in-law is a widow and is drawing a VA Widow's pension of about $250.00 a month. She also gets Social Security disability of about $600.00 a month. Her husband received VA disability for non-service related problems and she believes she's entitled to both the VA Disability and the SSA disability. Is it possible for her to receive two disability checks. She's waited a long time for an answer from the VA and is driving us all crazy. I'd just lke to know if she can expect both pensions?
Posted by Faye Gayden on August 13, 2009 at 06:45 PM

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