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IU is great. It means you are unable to work and paid at the 100% level. Yes, it means they are reviewing your evidence also..its good...real good. keep your chin up. you may have this without any fig

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I believe IU is Individual Unemployability. So they may be adding it due to what you have, your ratings etc. They can do that. If they find while doing what they are doing that you auto qualify, they can go ahead and give it to you. Which is good thing.

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What do you currently have for s-c disabilites and what is your current combined rating?

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5 minutes ago, Christie said:

Which is good thing.

Thanks...that was my next question. I will have to look up Individual Unemployability as I'm not familiar with it. But does the VA adding IU mean anything for my RFE? I'm afraid of my rating me being lowered.

 

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What do you currently have for s-c disabilites and what is your current combined rating?

50% for MH and 80% total.

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50% for MH and 80% total.

IU is great. It means you are unable to work and paid at the 100% level. Yes, it means they are reviewing your evidence also..its good...real good. keep your chin up. you may have this without any fight.

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3 minutes ago, Christie said:

IU is great. It means you are unable to work and paid at the 100% level. Yes, it means they are reviewing your evidence also..its good...real good. keep your chin up. you may have this without any fight.

That would be great but IU aside, what do you think it means for my 50% rating the RFE was for?

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Well for now probably nothing but what is your total rating? Anytime a person gets close to being eligible for iu we add it as a potential claim and start doing the legwork, sending you forms for  past and present employment information, whatever, to build that so if your potential ratings results makes you eligible then it can be put into place as one rating action

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8 minutes ago, brokensoldier244th said:

Well for now probably nothing but what is your total rating? Anytime a person gets close to being eligible for iu we add it as a potential claim and start doing the legwork, sending you forms for  past and present employment information, whatever, to build that so if your potential ratings results makes you eligible then it can be put into place as one rating action

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