A 100% schedular VA disability rating and Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) are two different ways you might be able to secure the maximum payout for your VA disability benefits. However, the way you qualify for each of these options differs substantially. A 100% schedular rating means you […]
What many veterans don’t realize is that you can often work while receiving 100% VA disability compensation. The key question is why VA pays you at the 100% rate. If you have a 100% schedular disability rating, VA generally doesn’t prohibit you from working just because you earn wages. If […]
There is nothing more difficult than losing a loved one, and that is especially true when your family member passed away after living with a service-related disability. If you have questions about what TDIU benefits might mean to the surviving relatives of a veteran who has passed, now is the […]
US veterans with service-connected health conditions that impair their ability to maintain substantially gainful employment may qualify for total disability benefits based on individual unemployability (TDIU). Not including special monthly compensation, TDIU benefits are the highest level of veteran’s benefits available, offering a 100% disability rating even when a veteran’s […]
U.S. military veterans with service-connected health conditions can find it challenging to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment. These veterans have a right to collect Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits at the 100% disability rate. The highest VA benefits available are total disability benefits based on individual unemployability (TDIU). […]
Veterans with service-connected disabilities are often unable to work. Most of these veterans also lack a 100 percent scheduler rating. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) expects these veterans to live on disability checks of less than 100 percent without any means to supplement their income. Why does the VA […]
If you are a veteran who receives disability benefits under a Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) rating, you are limited in the amount of paid work you are allowed to do. The TDIU rating is an affirmation that your disability prevents you from maintaining gainful employment — employment that is […]
Every veteran who has filed a claim for VA benefits knows about the dizzying battery of VA forms. There are hundreds of VA forms available. Does it matter what you write in VA form 21-4138? Is VA form 21-0996 even necessary? Should you fill out VA form 21-0781 or 21-0781a? […]
Great! You received a 70% disability rating from the VA. But does your rating last forever? What if your disability improves over time with treatment or therapy? Can the VA reduce your disability rating? Not always. When a veteran’s service-connected medical diagnosis improves, the VA has the right to reduce […]
If a veteran’s service-connected disability prevents gainful employment, then the veteran may be entitled to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) under certain circumstances. Specifically, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will look to see if the veteran cannot secure substantially gainful employment, which is defined under […]
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