My husband receives social security disability. He started receiving it six years ago at age 48. I know that as his wife I can only earn a certain amount of money each year. I receive disability benefits from the military that I have been getting for over twenty years. The benefit amount that I was receiving was lower than the max earning amount for a spouse, but I recently received an increase and it's now higher than the max earning amount. Will my VA disability amount affect his social security payment amount?

Hi,

No. Nothing that you receive from the VA would affect your husband's Social Security disability (SSDI) benefits. When someone receives SSDI, there is no limit on the amount of income that their spouse is allowed to have. However, if your husband receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI), then a change in your income could affect his SSI eligibility or payment amount.

Best, Jerry