Should 100% permanent & total VA disability satisfy the requirements for Social Security disability?

Sir, they do consider it but it is not automatic and I don’t think we want it to be. If we tie them together they may cap the Benefit amount or your VA rating may become partially taxable, I say be careful what you ask for. As a side note if you do recieve SSDI please know that you must sign up for Medicare or you will lose your tricare benefits, this is something they dont tell you until it’s too late. Medicare kicks in 2 years after you receive SSDI or at age 65.

I have been 100% for. SSD for years. Still waiting on the VA going on 40 years to make that last 10% decision. My doctors said hospice,

VA math is not the same. SS uses your RFC and whatever else they need to. VA disability is not on the list of presumed conditions for SS. Death is but only if verified by documents.

In any case if your 100% you should also qualify for S.S. also in My case I was declared 100% Disable through a Civilian Doc as I was a Civilian at the time I was pronounce 100% disable and that got me S.S. automatically.. So hopefully you'll get it too..

They might cast a casual glance at it, but it has no legal standing. Soc Sec is a separate battle, and unfortunately some states are more permissive than others.

IMHO opinion the SSA is wrong on this.
This from http://www.va.gov/vetapp08/files4/0827727.txt

This states that VA rating on based on earning potential
Relevant Laws and Regulations

Disability ratings are determined by the application of the
Schedule for Rating Disabilities, which assigns ratings based
on the average impairment of earning capacity resulting from
a service-connected disability. 38 U.S.C.A. § 1155;
38 C.F.R. Part 4. Where there is a question as to which of
two ratings will be applied, the higher rating will be
assigned if the disability picture more closely approximates
the criteria required for that rating. Otherwise, the lower
rating is to be assigned. 38 C.F.R. § 4.7 (2007).

In order to evaluate the level of disability and any changes
in condition, it is necessary to consider the complete
medical history of the veteran's condition. Schafrath v.
Derwinski, 1 Vet. App. 589, 594 (1991). See also 38 C.F.R.
§§ 4.1, 4.2 (2007).

I am 100% Total and Permanent Disabled. I just got this decision November 2014. I have been 60-70% since October 2005. It increased to 70% in May 2013. I applied for for my ssdi March 29, 2013, I have been denied twice. I am now in my hearing phases which is scheduled for 3 March. My lawyer said that now that I have my 100% it should be a better chance for them to approve me at the judge advocate level. I am glad that it did go to this phase, because if I do get it, I mean when I do get it, I will get my back pay to the date of my initial application. This happens when it goes to the judge level. I uses Premiere Disability, they are awesome! If anyone is searching for a lawyer try them, look them up on the Better Business Bureau. I will inform you all on the decision after my hearing next month.

When they denied me, each time they said it was because of my age and education. They had the nerve to say that I could still work as a nurse with my medical ailments, which some are fibromyalgia, hemiplegic migraines, depression, cervical dystonia just to name a few.

There are two different ways to get 100%. You can be 100% based in Individual Unemployability. In that case, yes, SSD SHOULD be automatic, but it isn't and I had to fight for it.

If you are 100% statutory, you are not restricted from working so you should not, then be automatically qualified for SSD.

It's not that hard to hit 100% statutory -if you are severely depressed due to your injuries or suffering from severe PTSD, it can easily hit 70 or 100%. Sleep apnea, very common among disabled vets is a 50% if you are using a CPAP or other PAP machine.

Here's my chart to show how it's not so hard to hit 100...
Disability individual % Rounded
Largest to Smallest ???%
BILATERAL ONLY 1 20% 20%
2 20% 36%
Bilateral Total 40%
Rounded Bilateral Total 40% 40%
1 70% 82%
2 50% 91%
3 30% 94%
4 20% 95%
5 10% 95%
6 10% 96%
7 10% 96%
8 10% 97%

I haven't listed all my individual issues, but you can see that none of the 10's that I have even came to play in hitting 95% which rounds up to 100...

Yes ithigher. should carry Weight as long as you are 80% or higher. Another thing is most people get turned away / declined the first time. I was turned down the first time, then submitted again with Dr. Notes and new info and SSDI approved it. You need to apply for SSDI not just SS. Hope this helped.

This is a tough question, as the VA has kinda been the top voice for disabled vets. I feel that yes the VA should have more say over this.