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TDIU vocational assessments for VA individual unemployability claims
Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) pays at the 100 percent rate when service-connected disabilities prevent a veteran from working, even if the combined rating is lower. Whether that is true is a vocational question, and it deserves vocational evidence.
Overview
The vocational question at the center of a TDIU claim
Under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a), a veteran generally qualifies for TDIU consideration with one service-connected disability rated at 60 percent or more, or two or more with at least one at 40 percent and a combined rating of 70 percent or more. When those thresholds are not met, § 4.16(b) allows extraschedular consideration.
Either way, the decision turns on one question: are the veteran's service-connected disabilities, considering education and work history, sufficient to prevent substantially gainful employment? Marginal employment, such as earnings below the poverty threshold, does not count as substantially gainful.
Medical evidence describes limitations. A vocational assessment explains what those limitations mean for real jobs, using the veteran's work history, transferable skills, and the demands of the occupations that remain.
What is included
Included with TDIU Vocational Assessments
- Prepared by credentialed vocational experts
- Work history and education analysis, including transferable skills
- Service-connected limitations mapped to occupational demands
- Analysis of substantially gainful versus marginal employment
- Addresses both schedular (§ 4.16(a)) and extraschedular (§ 4.16(b)) claims
- A universal flat rate of $850, with no hidden fees or contracts
- Requests submitted through a HIPAA compliant process
Submitting a request
Request a TDIU vocational assessment
For attorneys and accredited representatives working VA disability claims. Complete the request and upload the records with it. Requests go to our VA team at info@vamo.vet.
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Questions about a request? Email info@vamo.vet.
Every service is a flat $850, with no hidden fees. See our pricing guide.
Vocational evidence, not a form letter
A statement that a veteran "cannot work" carries little weight on its own. An assessment that walks through the veteran's history, the functional limits in the record, and the work those limits rule out gives an adjudicator something to rely on.
We stay in the evidence lane. We do not provide legal advice, represent claimants, or promise outcomes.
Other engagements
VA Claim Support
Independent Medical Opinions, TDIU Vocational Assessments, Mental Disorders DBQs, and VA Form 21-2680 for Aid & Attendance.
Clinician authoredIndependent Medical Opinions
Independent medical opinions and nexus letters built from the record, with clear rationale and exhibit citations prepared for VA review.
VA Claim SupportMental Disorders DBQ
A Mental Disorders Disability Benefits Questionnaire, completed after a telemental health psychological assessment by our clinical specialists.
VA Claim SupportAid & Attendance Assessments
Clinical assessments completed on VA Form 21-2680 to document a veteran's need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status.
SSDI Claim SupportSSDI Vocational Assessments
Forensic vocational assessments for SSDI claims, directed and signed by a nationally certified vocational expert.
Working a TDIU claim?
Request a TDIU vocational assessment through VA Claim Support. Every service is a flat $850.
VA Claim SupportIndependent Medical OpinionsMental Disorders DBQTDIU Vocational AssessmentsAid & Attendance AssessmentsSSDI Vocational Assessments