Many veterans have service-connected disabilities that render them unable to work, even if the veterans\u2019 disabilities have not caused them to be rated 100 percent disabled by the Veterans Administration (VA).<\/p>\n
At VA, this status is known as Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU), also referred to as individual unemployability. With this status, a veteran receives benefits in accordance with a 100 percent disability rating.<\/p>\n
Many veterans with employability problems think that they will not qualify for TDIU, but this may not be true. Even veterans who can do some work, or veterans who have a low disability percentage rating from VA, can qualify for TDIU – it just depends on the situation.<\/p>\n
In all cases, the inability to work must be related to a service-connected condition. This is the one requirement to which there are no exceptions. But after that, many VA guidelines for the TDIU determination have some flexibility.<\/p>\n