Due to the VA’s method of combining, rather than adding together, a veteran’s disability ratings, it is sometimes difficult for a veteran
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It is notoriously difficult to achieve a 100% disability rating the higher your rating is. In a system that is supposed to be helpful to veterans who are having issues making ends meet due to job security difficulties and provide the benefit of the doubt to the veteran, we all too often see veterans stuck at 60%, 70%, 80%, 90% ratings when they should really be at 100% rating compensation. The difference between a 90% rating and a 100% rating is significant. In 2020, a 90% rating is approximately $1,860 while a 100% rating is approximately over $3,000. Fortunately, there is a type of claim known as Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability, also known as TDIU, IU, or just Unemployability, that can help veterans receive 100% compensation while still being at a lower rating. In this section, we discuss everything about VA Unemployability.
Here are our Top 10 VA Unemployability blogs:
- VA Form 21-8940 - Tips on Filing For Individual Unemployability
- Unemployability Requirements You Need To Know
- How Do I Prove Unemployability?
- Can You Work and Receive VA Unemployability?
- TDIU – Total Disability Individual Unemployability
- Getting the Right TDIU Back Pay and Effective Date
- Common Errors in VA Decisions Involving TDIU
- VA Disability Compensation: Answering Questions About TDIU
- VA Benefits: Vocational Experts and Individual Unemployability
- VA Unemployability - The Back Door to 100% Rating
Video Blog – VA Disability Rating Threshold for IU
https://youtu.be/Ho-zm6JIa5A Matthew Hill: Hello and welcome to the Hill & Ponton VA video blog. I'm Matthew Hill. Carol Ponton: I'm
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VA Benefits – Qualifying for TDIU
TDIU benefits are granted when you are considered unable to secure substantially gainful employment as a result of your service-connected disability.
Learn MoreMigraines & Your Claim for Individual Unemployability
Migraine headaches have become a growing problem for veterans as they return home from deployments. In fact, one study shows an increase of nearly 60%
Learn MoreHow Does TDIU Work?
When you are entitled to compensation benefits for a service connected disability, the VA rates it to determine the amount of money you should
Learn MoreVideo Blog – Working with 100% Disability
Matt Hill: Hi, thank you for joining us on our VA Hill and Ponton video blog. This is Carol Ponton and I'm Matthew Hill. Today we want to talk to
Learn MoreVA Unemployability: What to do when VA says your rating isn’t high enough
Many veterans find that it is incredibly difficult to qualify for a 100% rating based on the VA’s rating schedule. For some disabilities like
Learn MoreTDIU – The VA’s Position on Employment Issues
When a veteran pursues a disability rating through the VA, his or her ultimate goal is usually to reach a 100% rating. In most cases, this is the
Learn MoreA Veteran’s Path to TDIU: Schedular Versus Extra-Schedular Part 2
If a veteran who is unable to work due to service-connected disabilities does not meet the rating requirements discussed in part 1, they may still be
Learn MoreA Veteran’s Path to TDIU: Schedular Versus Extra-Schedular Part 1
There are two ways that a veteran can use to prove entitlement to TDIU (total disability based on individual unemployment). One way is referred to as
Learn MoreVideo Blog – Individual Unemployability and the Rating You Need
https://youtu.be/OnFuXpOs2GU Matthew: Hello, and welcome to another edition of the Hill & Ponton Veterans Video Blog. I’m Matthew
Learn MoreVideo Blog – Sheltered Working Environment
https://youtu.be/r6woPlaLi_I Matthew: Hello, and welcome to another edition of Hill & Ponton Veterans Video Blog. I’m Matthew Hill. Carol:
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