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Evidence gathering stage of TDIU claim

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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:

 

 

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80% combined (rounded).  82% actual.

70% - Major depressive disorder with anxious distress (claimed depression), Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
10% - Degenerative disc disease thoracolumbar spine, Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
10% - Radiculopathy, left lower extremity, Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
10% - Sciatic nerve radiculopathy right lower extremity, Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:26/02/2020
10% - Bilateral temporomandibular joint syndrome (claimed TMJ), Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
10% - Tinnitus, Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
0% - Right ear hearing loss, Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
Left ear hearing loss, Service-connected disability? No
Cognitive impairment (claimed due to major depressive disorder), Service-connected disability? No

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Block #18 of VA FORM 21-8940 STATES: 18. LIST ALL YOUR EMPLOYMENT INCLUDING SELF-EMPLOYMENT FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS YOU WORKED. VA Form 21-8940

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1 hour ago, Rivet62 said:

I want to be very sure that I understand the span of employment history that VA is seeking for my TDIU claim.

Block #18 of VA FORM 21-8940 STATES:

18. LIST ALL YOUR EMPLOYMENT INCLUDING SELF-EMPLOYMENT FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS YOU WORKED.

VA Form 21-8940

My intentions are to help, my advice maybe wrong, be your own advocate and know what is in your C-File and the 38 CFR that governs your disabilities and conditions.

Do your own homework. No one knows the veteran’s symptoms like the veteran. Never Give Up.

I do not give my consent for anyone to view my personal VA records.

 

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20 minutes ago, pacmanx1 said:

Block #18 of VA FORM 21-8940 STATES:

18. LIST ALL YOUR EMPLOYMENT INCLUDING SELF-EMPLOYMENT FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS YOU WORKED.

VA Form 21-8940

Thanks. Brain fog and pain causes problems.  It causes uncertainty in how I perceive things, like... am I reading things right, sort of thing.  I'm not sure if the pain comes first and then the fog, or the fog then the pain. But thanks for your help.  Truly.

80% combined (rounded).  82% actual.

70% - Major depressive disorder with anxious distress (claimed depression), Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
10% - Degenerative disc disease thoracolumbar spine, Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
10% - Radiculopathy, left lower extremity, Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
10% - Sciatic nerve radiculopathy right lower extremity, Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:26/02/2020
10% - Bilateral temporomandibular joint syndrome (claimed TMJ), Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
10% - Tinnitus, Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
0% - Right ear hearing loss, Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
Left ear hearing loss, Service-connected disability? No
Cognitive impairment (claimed due to major depressive disorder), Service-connected disability? No

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If its any consolation, Rivet62, for me it can be both, add in a little paranoia and distrust, it can make things interesting that is for certain. I think you are covering all your bases from what you posted.

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4 hours ago, ArNG11 said:

If its any consolation, Rivet62, for me it can be both, add in a little paranoia and distrust, it can make things interesting that is for certain. I think you are covering all your bases from what you posted.

Be forewarned, try your best to give them what they ask for and no more. IMHO, I have seen veterans give too much information that the VARO used against them. Example: The veteran is in therapy and discuss his/her hard childhood. When a veteran enlists, he/she has been found fit for duty and the veteran's childhood should not be in his/her rating unless it was aggravated by his/her service otherwise the VARO could deny the claim as pre-existing. 

 

My intentions are to help, my advice maybe wrong, be your own advocate and know what is in your C-File and the 38 CFR that governs your disabilities and conditions.

Do your own homework. No one knows the veteran’s symptoms like the veteran. Never Give Up.

I do not give my consent for anyone to view my personal VA records.

 

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4 hours ago, ArNG11 said:

If its any consolation, Rivet62, for me it can be both, add in a little paranoia and distrust, it can make things interesting that is for certain. I think you are covering all your bases from what you posted.

Thanks

80% combined (rounded).  82% actual.

70% - Major depressive disorder with anxious distress (claimed depression), Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
10% - Degenerative disc disease thoracolumbar spine, Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
10% - Radiculopathy, left lower extremity, Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
10% - Sciatic nerve radiculopathy right lower extremity, Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:26/02/2020
10% - Bilateral temporomandibular joint syndrome (claimed TMJ), Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
10% - Tinnitus, Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
0% - Right ear hearing loss, Service-connected disability? Yes. Effective date:19/08/2016
Left ear hearing loss, Service-connected disability? No
Cognitive impairment (claimed due to major depressive disorder), Service-connected disability? No

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Have you applied for SSDI?  If you get SSDI then TDIU is not that hard and you can prove that you are disabled and unemployed and unemployable.  I got SSDI a year before I got TDIU.  I think getting TDIU is getting harder than it was for me back in the day.  Too many vets are getting it and the VA DON'T' LIKE THAT.

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