private void validateSsn(ApplicantBean appBean, Errors errors) { if (!DataDictionaryValidator.validateSocialSecurityNumberSSN(appBean.getSsn(), false)) { errors.rejectValue( "ssn", "error.li.person.socialsecuritynumber", null, "Invalid Social Security Number"); } if (StringUtils.trimToNull(appBean.getSsn()) == null && !appBean.isSsnAffidavitBooleanValue()) { errors.reject( "error.li.cdl.ssn", "Either a Social Security Number or an Affadavit is required."); } }