Social Security Honors Our Military Heroes

On Memorial Day, our nation honors military service
members who have given their lives to preserve our freedoms. Families, friends, and communities come
together to remember the great sacrifices of military members and ensure their
legacies live on.

The benefits we provide can
help the families of deceased military service members. For example, widows, widowers, and dependent
children may be eligible for Social Security survivors benefits. You can learn more about those benefits at www.ssa.gov/survivors.

We also offer support to wounded warriors. Social Security benefits protect veterans
when injuries prevent them from returning to active duty or performing other
work. Both the Department of Veteran
Affairs and Social Security have disability programs. You may qualify for disability benefits
through one or both programs. Read our new
fact sheet, “Social Security Disability and Veterans Affairs Disability —
How Do They Compare?” at www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-64-125.pdf. Depending on your situation, some members of
your family, including your dependent children or spouse, may be eligible to
receive Social Security benefits.

Wounded military service members can receive quicker
processing of their Social Security disability claims. If you are a veteran with a 100% Permanent & Total compensation
rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs, we’ll
expedite your disability claim.

Want more information about how we can help? Visit www.ssa.gov/woundedwarriors
for answers to frequently asked questions or to find information about the
application process.

Thinking about retirement or know a veteran who
is? Military service members can receive
Social Security benefits in addition to their military retirement
benefits. For details, visit our webpage
for veterans, available at www.ssa.gov/people/veterans.

Please share this information with the military
families you know. We honor and thank the veterans who bravely
served and died for our country and the military service members who serve
today.