For example: a veteran with PTSD works for a family friend’s business. The family friend provides the veteran with an office and duties that afford limited interaction with other people. The veteran’s salary pays his bills, and is over the current poverty threshold. Because the veteran’s job has been tailored to his individual needs (limited interaction with other people), his job is considered to be sheltered, and therefore falls under “marginal employment.” The VA cannot consider this job as being substantially gainful employment, and must not use it against him in determining IU.
Marginal employment shall not be considered substantially
gainful employment. Marginal employment generally shall be
deemed to exist when a veteran's earned annual income does
not exceed the amount established by the U.S. Department of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census, as the poverty threshold for
one person.
Significantly, however, marginal employment may also be held
to exist, on a facts found basis, based on employment in a
protected environment such as a family business or sheltered
workshop even when earned income exceeds the poverty
threshold. Consideration shall be given to all claims as to
the nature of the employment and the reason for the
termination. 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
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For example: a veteran with PTSD works for a family friend’s business. The family friend provides the veteran with an office and duties that afford limited interaction with other people. The veteran’s salary pays his bills, and is over the current poverty threshold. Because the veteran’s job has been tailored to his individual needs (limited interaction with other people), his job is considered to be sheltered, and therefore falls under “marginal employment.” The VA cannot consider this job as being substantially gainful employment, and must not use it against him in determining IU.
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Sue. that is the BIGGEST problem with the ROs. You hit the nail on the head! And why I push for using the CUE tactic within the appeal period.... This is why the BVA has so many claims.
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Indeed. But the raters frequently miss this second section. They used the income level to deny me. When I mentioned to them the sheltered environment the person on the phone taking all the info stated
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