Texas community resource

Individual Unemployability

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

VA compensation at the 100% payment rate for qualifying unemployable veterans.

TexasVeterans Benefits and ClaimsNationwide federal benefit, including Anderson, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Rusk, Smith, and Upshur counties.

How to get help

Submit VA Form 21-8940 and VA Form 21-4192 online or by mail, with evidence showing how service-connected disability prevents steady employment; VA also reviews work and education history.

Who this service helps

Veterans must be unable to maintain substantially gainful employment because of service-connected disability and generally meet VA disability-rating thresholds; VA may approve certain cases at lower ratings.

Where this service is available

Service area: Nationwide federal benefit, including Anderson, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Rusk, Smith, and Upshur counties.

A service area describes where help is offered or who may be served. It is not necessarily the organization’s physical location.

Location and contact

Visit the organization website

Source and verification

Source: Public-source listing

Cost / fees

No fee to apply directly with VA; approved applicants receive compensation at the 100% rate without a change to the underlying disability rating.

About this service

May pay disability compensation at the 100% rate when service-connected disabilities prevent an eligible veteran from maintaining substantially gainful employment.

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