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VA Individual Unemployability
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Increased compensation when service-connected disability prevents substantially gainful employment.
How to get help
Submit VA Form 21-8940 and VA Form 21-4192 online or by mail, with medical and other evidence showing how the service-connected disability prevents steady employment. VA also reviews work and education history.
Who this service helps
The veteran must be unable to maintain substantially gainful employment because of service-connected disability. VA generally requires either one service-connected disability rated at least 60 percent or two or more disabilities with one rated at least 40 percent and a combined rating of at least 70 percent; VA may consider lower ratings in certain cases.
Where this service is available
Service area: Nationwide federal disability compensation benefit available to eligible veterans in all assigned West Texas counties.
A service area describes where help is offered or who may be served. It is not necessarily the organization’s physical location.
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Source and verification
Source: Public-source listing
Cost / fees
No application fee is stated. If granted, compensation is paid at the 100 percent disability rate while the veteran's underlying rating remains unchanged.
About this service
VA Individual Unemployability may pay disability compensation at the same level as a 100 percent disability rating when service-connected disability prevents a veteran from maintaining substantially gainful employment. The underlying disability rating itself does not change.
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