My colleagues and I have written extensively about the unemployability benefits that are available through the VA, which are also known as TDIU or IU
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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 – IU C&P Exams
https://youtu.be/6WwAGP4C07M Matthew: Hello, and welcome to the Hill and Ponton Veterans video blog. My name is Matthew Hill. Carol: I’m Carol
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In Part II of TDIU – Back to the Basics, we talked about the VA’s requirement of proof of inability to work due to the veteran’s service-connected
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Do You Have The Evidence You Need to Win Your Unemployability Claim?
To show that you are entitled to VA unemployability, you have to prove that your VA service-connected disabilities keep you from working. You must
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https://youtu.be/TDQ9m-xd464 Matthew: Hello, and welcome to the Hill and Ponton video blog. I’m Matthew Hill along with Carol Ponton. Today we want
Learn MoreTDIU – Back to the Basics (Pt. 2): Proof of Inability to Work
In Part I of TDIU – Back to the Basics, we discussed how the VA determines Individual Unemployability (IU) based on a 2-step analysis: 1) Ratings; and
Learn MoreTDIU – Back to the Basics: two things you need for VA unemployability
Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU or just IU) is such an enormous benefit to veterans that it is worth taking another look
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https://youtu.be/Q4EruxfOyyM Matthew: Hello and welcome to the Hill and Ponton video blog. I’m Matthew Hill, and here with me is Carol Ponton.
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https://youtu.be/NWuoH2VUsYE Matthew: Hello and welcome to the Hill and Ponton video blog. My name is Matthew Hill and this is Carol Ponton. Today
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Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability
I am often surprised about the questions veterans ask when I bring up the issue of unemployability. I sometimes find that veterans are not even aware
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Best evidence for IU and how to appeal an IU denial
In the previous blog post, we looked at what Total Disability Due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU or IU) is and how to apply for it. In this post,
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