Can an Unemployable Veteran Work?
You Can Work and Collect Va Disability Benefits as Long as You Are Not Receiving Benefits Called Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability (Tdiu)...
You can work and collect VA disability benefits as long as you are not receiving benefits called Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU). If you qualify for TDIU, this means you may be able to get disability benefits at the same level as a veteran who has a 100 percent disability rating.
Can you work with 100 Unemployability from the VA?
Quick Answer: A veteran generally can still work while receiving VA disability but not always. Are you getting a 100% schedular rating, or 100% unemployability (aka, TDIU or IU)? Veterans that receive 100% Schedular ratings have no limitation on working. More on the differences below.
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Is VA Unemployability permanent?
Individual Unemployability is not guaranteed to be permanent. Unless the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) determines you have a static disability, meaning that it will not change or improve, the VA reserves the right to schedule you for routine examinations.
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