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The Veterans Voice
Here at Veteran's Law Group, we strive to provide the latest updates in the Veteran's law world. Our newsletter "The Veterans Voice" is just that, stocked full of tips, strategies, and
helpful updates for all your Veteran needs.
PROVING TDIU CLAIMS
In terms of dollar benefits, a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (“TDIU”) is the equivalent of a 100 percent schedular rating. If a Veteran cannot work due
to one or more service-connected disabilities, then he/she is entitled to a TDIU award.
For TDIU requests/claims, the biggest challenge is proving the Veteran’s unemployability. The VA uses the term substantial gainful employment, defined as employment producing earnings
above the poverty threshold. In Ray v. Wilkie, 31 Vet. App. 58 (2019), the Veterans Court indicated that the bottom line for determining unemployability is whether the veteran’s service-connected
disability(ies) prevents him/her from being a reliable and productive employee. Another way to state the question is “whether a particular job is realistically within the physical and
mental capabilities of the claimant.” Moore v. Derwinski,1 Vet.App. 356, 359 (1991).
In denying TDIU requests, VA adjudicators typically give poor reasons for finding the veteran employable. For example, they frequently deny TDIU requests if a veteran shows an ability
to perform house chores. That is wrong. James v. Brown, 7 Vet.App. 495, 496 (indicating that evidence of some childcare and housework performance does not automatically signal a veteran's
ability to secure or maintain gainful employment). TDIU requests are often denied if a veteran is attending a university or other educational institution. That too is wrong. Washington
v. Derwinski, 1 Vet. App. 459, 465-66 (1991) (rejecting The Board's conclusion that employability is based upon the veteran attending school because the skills needed to attend school
are different from the skills needed to compete successfully in the workplace).
TIP: CAREFULLY EVALUATE ALL OF YOUR CLIENT’S SERVICE-CONNECTED PHYSICAL AND/OR PSYCHIATRIC IMPAIRMENTS TO MAKE THE CASE THAT HE/SHE WOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY PRODUCTIVE AND RELIABLE
TO MAINTAIN STEADY FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT
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Veterans Law Group, Inc., 13446 Poway Rd, Suite 338, Poway, CA 92064, United States, 8885093124
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