Disability Benefits For Wounded Warriors

Other useful information

The following links go to useful information about Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits.

• Disability Benefits For Wounded Warriors (Publication No. 05-10030),
• Disability Benefits (Publication No. 05-10029),
• Social Security Disability Planner,
• Expediting Disability Applications for Wounded Warriors (Publication No. 05-10131),
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (Publication No. 05-11000)
• Important Information for TRICARE (Military Health Benefits) Beneficiaries Entitled to Medicare Based on Social Security Disability (Publication No. 05-10020)

The following links go to United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) web pages with links to useful information.

• Operation Enduring Freedom / Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Home,
• Survivors Benefits, New!
• Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) benefits fact sheets and
• Veterans ON-line APPlication Website (VONAPP) (new browser)

The following links go to United States Department of Defense (DOD) web pages which explain the relationship between Medicare and TRICARE and include links to other useful information:

• Medicare and TRICARE Entitlements fact sheet (new browser)
• Wounded, Ill and Injured Toolkit (new browser)
• Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (new browser) New!

Additional link:

The National Resource Directory Social Security Benefits page (new browser) provides wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans, their families and those who support them with a web-based directory of valuable resources.

If you need more information about disability benefits or SSI, visit our Publications Page or call toll-free, 1-800-772-1213 (TTY number 1-800-325-0778). We can answer specific questions from 7 AM to 7 PM Monday through Friday. We also provide information by automated phone service 24 hours a day.

We treat all calls confidentially. We also want to make sure you receive accurate and courteous service. That is why we have a second Social Security representative monitor some telephone calls.