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Social Security Disability and Total Disability due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU)
Clients often inform us that they have applied for or are receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), but have no idea that they may also be eligible for a 100 percent VA disability rating based on total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU). Other times, we have Clients who have…
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Winning a TDIU Claim: A vocational expert’s perspective
So the VA has told you that you are not disabled because they believe you can perform sedentary work. You may ask yourself what is sedentary work and how did they determine I can perform in light of my disability? What is sedentary work? The Bureau of Labor Statistics breaks up the world of work…
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Two Costly Mistakes Veterans Make in Filing a Claim for TDIU
Has the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denied your benefits claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU)? Veterans seeking TDIU benefits are essentially asking for the 100% rate even though their service connected disability ratings do not add up to 100%. The VA offers TDIU benefits to these veterans because their…
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How a Veteran can win an Extra-Schedular VA Disability Rating
Has the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rated your service-connected disability too low? The VA has a difficult time assessing veteran’s disabilities when symptoms are outside of their rating code criteria. Not all VA assigned disability ratings accurately reflect a veteran’s actual needs. If your service-connected disability symptoms go above and beyond those described in…
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How to Win TDIU When You Don’t Have a Combined Rating of 70 Percent
If you have a combined rating of less than 70 percent or you do not have one disability rated at 60 percent by itself, chances are the VA has denied your TDIU claim. As a veterans disability lawyer, I can say, based on many years of experience, that VA generally denies TDIU claims if you…