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Other Social Security Benefits Available to Service Members & Veterans

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Benefits for Children with Disabilities
Describes the kinds of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and health benefits a child with a disability might be eligible for and explains the evaluation of disability claims for children.
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Disability Benefits for Wounded Warriors

Receive expedited processing of disability claims from Social Security as a military service member. Benefits available through Social Security are different than those from the Department of Veterans Affairs and require a separate application.

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Social Security Administration Disability Planner
Provides guidelines for how to apply for Social Security benefits when special circumstances apply. Includes information for disability benefits for wounded warriors, widows, widowers, children and those living with blindness and low vision.
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Social Security Special Benefits for Qualified WWII Veterans
Find information about special social security benefits for Veterans who served during WWII. Note that the benefit is not transferrable to survivors.
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Social Security for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision

You may qualify for Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits if you are considered “legally blind.” You are considered legally blind if your vision cannot be corrected to better than 20/200 in your better eye, or if your visual field is 20 degrees or less.

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Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans

Special benefits are available to certain World War II Veterans, including Veterans who served in the active U.S. military from September 16, 1940 - July 24, 1947, and Filipino Veterans who served in the organized military of the Philippines from July 26, 1941 - December 30, 1946 (while those forces were in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces). Download the fact sheet.

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Understanding Social Security Disability Insurance & Supplemental Security Income
Explanation of the two major cash benefit programs based on disability offered by the Social Security Administration: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
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