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TDIU Unemployability Claims

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  1. Should a TSIU IMO for mental health include a in-person or video exam?

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  1. Tdiu - Unemployability Check This Before Posting Your Question It May Have Already Been Answered!

    Posts containing questions about TDIU Fixed the link below https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&hl=en&ei=T5IVWueYNcqJ0wKl05M4&q=tdiu+OR+unemployability+site%3Ahadit.com&oq=tdiu+OR+unemployability+site%3Ahadit.com&gs_l=psy-ab.3...15170.16865.0.17999.7.7.0.0.0.0.112.756.0j7.7.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.xRbDmiL4cpE

    Asked by Ridehard2208,

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  2. Tdiu Fast Letter - June 2013 - Fl13-13

    TDIU Fast Letter - June 2013 - FL13-13 http://www.scribd.com/doc/148923612/FL13-013-001

    Asked by carlie,

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  3. Can I pastor a church???

    I'm at 90% (paid at 100%), total & permanant, and unemployable(thru VA, with no reeval scheduled) I also get SS Disability, but now I have an opportunity to pastor a small church. Would I lose everything if I take the position? Or could I take it if I kept the income under the poverty level?

    Asked by The Ebony Lion,

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  4. TDIU 100% P & T Beneficary Employment

    Hello all sad to hear of this Great site going down was and still is of Great help to Me and many Others - I am 100% P and T TDIU how can I give My preferences to My Son to open the Postal exam and what do I submit ? I found the area that talks about My Spouse using My 10% preference and even My Mom? but what of My Son ? THX in advance Patrick = THX for ALL You Guys have done for Us for many yrs now it was Most appreciated = Fair Sailing: )

    Asked by Shellback-,

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  5. Things are a lot faster now

    I did a full claim when I retired about 11 years go. Been 60% and steadily working. After surgery and other back problems, I finally quit procrastinating and filed for an increase due to my deteriorating back. From the time I submitted, which was super easy online, to my C&P exam was two weeks. My most recent MRI showed severe foraminal stenosis on both sides multiple levels. I also added radicupathy to the list. The examiner only measured me bending forward. It did not help that I was having back spasms at the time of the visit. How long is it taking for the VA rater to complete?

    Asked by StrikeZ,

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  6. TDIU question

    I haven't worked for 10 years because of my lumbar spine pain and anxiety, I recently received an increase from 60% to 80% due to additional cervical spine deteriation and radiculopathy. Would I be eligible for TDIU if I haven't worked in such a long time?

    Asked by Pat63,

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  7. 100% P&T at 63 Years - Can I submit to have more disabilities service connected?

    I am rated at 70/50/40/40/10 (100%) scheduler AND 100% IU. My letter says P&T. My concern is that I have some issues that were dropped by the VA (specifically glaucoma) when they approved my 100%. As a note, I was 50/50/10/10/10 prior to C&P's that qualified me for the current ratings. I had submitted glaucoma with the UI and increase claim, and the glaucoma shows up as claimed but not service connected. I am trying to understand if I should push this to be SC? I am getting great care from the VA for my eyes, and I have to say, everything else. My concern is that I will eventually go blind and there may need to be modifications done to my home for…

    Asked by DDS77,

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  8. TDIU for Dummies

    I swear I looked in the pinned post, but I guess I didn't see anything, or it wasn't clear. I am ready to file a claim for TDIU. Currently at 90% combined with 70% of that being PTSD. So, I meet the 70/60/40 rule since one of my ratings is greater than 60%. Also, I have been fired from 2 jobs within the past year, and most recently, it was due to (my thoughts) my PTSD (we have filed a complaint with EEOC for that as well) because I missed too much work for doctors appointments and such. Background out of the way now... Is there a "How to file TDIU for Dummies" guide somewhere around here? Last claim I filed was on ebenefits, but as I understand that has now…

    Asked by Smirak,

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  9. IU permanent after age 70? Where is this confirmed?

    Good Evening All, I have not posted in a long while, but I trust the knowledge of the crowd here on Hadit, and especially some of you really well VA versed people. My question is, where does it state - indicate, officially, that when you have been granted IU, after being 70years old or having IU when you become 70 years old, the you become P&T? ptsdlawyers oom - states: "Once the claim of TDIU is granted, many Veterans then wonder whether it’s permanent. While TDIU can be permanent, that isn’t necessarily so. If a Veteran receives TDIU, the VA may determine that their condition has improved sufficiently enough for them to sustain gai…

    Asked by VN-Vet,

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  10. TDIU at 90%

    Can I get dental at this rating?

    Asked by Dennis K. Richards,

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  11. Super fast TDIU application response

    I submitted my TDIU application on Monday with DAV VSO assistance (yesterday, January 31st), and the next day it's already up on VA.gov asking me to upload documents. The timeline shows that a reviewer is already assigned. If any of you know my story about the delays created by my ex-attorney in my want for TDIU, then you will see this is a win for me.

    Asked by Rivet62,

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  12. TDIU - buying duplex

    I am rated at 90% with TDIU. I also have Social Security Disability I make 150 per month off pension from state I know I am not allowed to earn any substantial income but I am looking at maybe a duplex up to a quadplex (but rare with 3 bedrooms) home. I will live in one of the units VA Home loan program will cover up to quadplex (as least thats what I have been told as long as I do live in one of the units) I am wanting to do this because most of my income comes from the federal government, and if for some reason one or the other or even both stops.. i wil at least have my home being paid for buy renters hopefully (thats the plan) Social…

    Asked by kevin4998,

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  13. Appeal or Supplemental Claim

    So I got my decision letter a week or so ago. I was denied increase fro 70% PTSD to 100%, due to me not meeting the criteria for 100% according to the CFR. I was also denied TDIU because my former employers would not send back the 21-4192. I had an appointment with my local VA office and they were clueless. They stated that since it was my responsibility to ensure that the 21-4192 were returned, and the employers didn't return, that is why my claim for TDIU was denied. However, So, the question is, what's the better option? Should I appeal the decision, or should I open a supplemental claim? I have also read that if the 21-4192 is not filled out by the employ…

    Asked by Smirak,

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  14. Can TDIU P&T be reduced or new evaluation exams requested?

    I just found my benefits summary letter on VA.gov has been updated. My combined schedular rating remains at 80%. My letter says that I will be compensated at the 100% rate due to my TDIU. It goes on to say that I am considered Totally and Permanently disabled. Two questions, actually...does this make me eligible for ALL of the 100% benefits in addition to the compensation?...and does Permanent & Total mean that it's locked in for life with no future exams or possibility of reduction or withdrawal? I understand that it can be revoked if I become substantially and gainfully employed, so we don't need to discuss that aspect. If I remain unemployed for the rest of my life…

    Asked by Tango India Mike,

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  15. TDIU and S-DVI eligibility

    I'm confused about the eligibility for premium waivers on the S-DVI. The rules say you may be eligible for no premiums if your disability prevents you from substantially gainful employment. This can only be substantiated by approval of TDIU, but then it contradicts it's self by saying that your Total disability cannot be effective PRIOR to your insurance coverage start date. How the heck can anyone possibly be eligible? Once you've been granted TDIU and they call it "totally disabled", you're disqualified as soon as you qualify. What am I missing here? Is this benefit only for those who started a policy before being rated Totally Disabled? Eligibility Requirements: …

    Asked by Tango India Mike,

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  16. Shorted on 100% TDIU Payments

    I am now TDIU P&T and my summary letter says I will be paid at the 100% rate. But it shows my payment will be $3,303.49 instead of the current 100% amount of $3,332.06. Why am I being shorted $28.57 on my monthly payments?

    Asked by Tango India Mike,

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  17. Extra-schedular TDIU Rating

    Note: The veteran's combined maximum rating is only 50% based on 38 CFR 4.16 (b) the veteran was awarded TDIU. A total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective from August 26, 2014, is granted. Where a veteran's schedular rating is less than total, a total disability rating may be assigned when the disabled person is, in the judgment of the rating agency, unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of service-connected disabilities, provided certain requirements are met. Under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a), if the veteran has only one such disability, then this disability shall be ratable at 60 percent or more; if…

    Asked by pacmanx1,

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  18. Reduced TDIU Restored

    However, it is unclear how the RO reached the determination that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded her from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment. In this respect, there was no medical opinion of record suggesting that the Veteran was unemployable due to service-connected disability and evidence, as cited above, that indicates the Veteran was unemployed to spend more time with her family. The reduction in the award of TDIU effective June 1, 2006, was improper; restoration of the TDIU rating is granted. https://www.va.gov/vetapp10/files6/1041384.txt

    Asked by pacmanx1,

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  19. Technical question, claims processing

    I worked as a civilian federal employee at a VAMC. I thought that my employment records would be a breeze for HR, to fill out the VA Form 21-4192 (REQUEST FOR EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH CLAIM FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS)...for my TDIU claim. And besides, the VHA is under the VA and the VBA is under the VA. Right? I could just lean back with my arms crossed and my feet propped up and let the records play out on their own. Easy. Oh no it isn't easy.. The most important positions I have held, and most recent positions I have held, that support my TDIU claim are with this VAMC where I worked. My employment records are no longer STORED at the…

    Asked by Rivet62,

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  20. Statement in Support of Claim. Do I have to?

    I received mail from the Evidence Intake Center, requesting the employers' forms VA Form 21-4192, and in the packet was a form for Statement in Support of Claim (VA Form 21-4138). Is it standard practice for them to send you that form? Is VA trying to tell me that my IU claim would be better supported if I upload one? Or do they usually just send the form to everyone? My service-connected disabilities, for which I'm asking for IU increases, are major depressive disorder and my back issues. I look at this form and wonder do I have to? I started writing about what difficulties I have experienced as a result of service-connected disabilities, finding it …

    Asked by Rivet62,

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  21. Evidence gathering stage of TDIU claim

    I want to be very sure that I understand the span of employment history that VA is seeking for my TDIU claim. Some say, just provide the last 5 years from the date of the TDIU request/claim and backward from that date. Others say that VA wants the last 5 years of working history, the history of work prior to the recent 3 years of unemployment (3 years of unemployment, and the 5 years of working history prior to the 3 years of unemployment. What's right? The date that VA acknowledged receipt of my TDIU form is January 26, 2022. I went on eBenefits and it shows this:

    Asked by Rivet62,

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  22. "Exam request - processing -- No longer needed"

    Does anyone know what this means? I took a screenshot of VA.gov > Check your claims and appeals> Status details> Documents filed. Request 5 (request for document) now shows this: Request 5 Exam Request - Processing No longer needed Here's a screenshot. Does anyone know what this means? What does it mean when they say "Exam request Processing -- no longer needed"?

    Asked by Rivet62,

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  23. Help with VA Form 21-4192

    VA.gov is asking me to upload VA Form 21-4192s if I have them, for my TDIU claim/request. I want to be proactive and gather as many as I can, to upload into my TDIU claims processing. The form confuses me, and I suspect it might confuse my previous employers as well. Here's a screenshot of the form and what confuses me: https://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-21-4192-ARE.pdf Is Box 2 my address?

    Asked by Rivet62,

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  24. 7-Day Decision on a 30-year-old Matter: Entering The Guessing Period

    I just found out the VA made a decision on a supplemental claim I filed only a week ago concerning a now 30-year-old claim. The matter involves an earlier effective date for TDIU to match the recent grant of an earlier effective date for service connection for GAD. They denied the EED for TDIU based primarily on the now-defunct date of service connection for GAD in 2017 so I sent them that decision along with evidence supporting my inability to earn a decent living for almost thirty years. I averaged over that time, $6000 dollars a year. How much consideration went into records that support a retroactive rating the same as my current of 70% I don't know but most of t…

    Asked by ljl,

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  25. Proper way to add pages to TDIU form 21-8940

    What is the proper way to attach additional pages to the TDIU request form (VA Form 21-8940)? My DAV VSO is saying use the VA Form 21-4187 (I may have written that form number wrong). I can't find that form number, but he called it a statement in support of the claim form. Which seems only to apply to lay statements. My problem is that my medical treatment history and my employment history exceeds the space on the TDIU form and it exceeds the Remarks section. I can make a note in the Remarks section that says see attached and give each attachment a title, one called Medical Treatment and another called Employment History but is this the best way to include …

    Asked by Rivet62,

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