If I get a military disability can I apply for SS disability also?

I believe that you can receive both, VA Disability and Social Security Disability at the same time, I don't think one has anything to do with the other. I'd sure give it a try and file for Social Security Disability if you are disabled.

You can absolutely have both.

I don't know anything directly about VA disability, but I've heard from a poster on another site that if you have VA disability, which covers partial disabilities, you should not assume that SSDI would find you totally disabled.

Best of luck........Get all of the benefits you are entitled to !

Yep, hubby gets both. As a matter of fact the VA was helpful in the final decision. Of course they rated him less than the VA but after appealing they matched.

There is military disability retirement which is not the same as VA disability. VA has two disability programs, VA pension, non service connected based on need and VA compensation, service connected not based on need.

Rules are different than SSDI. SSDI has no percentage rating - it's either yes or no. Some military retirees have part of their military pension paid out as non-taxable service-connected VA compensation based on a percentage system, and go to work full time. It's possible to qualify for both, either or neither.

Back when my husband got Ssdi they did rate him at 50%. We appealed the decision and got 75%. But that was many many years ago. They must have changed? The rating was the deciding factor in the amount he received.

Also he had the option of retaining his military disability pension or converting to va disability. He chose the va because they rated him higher than the Army and was able to get a higher pension through the VA. He is service connected.