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TDIU (Unemployability) Documentation

TDIU documentation is a clinician’s opinion showing that your service-connected disabilities prevent substantially gainful employment — the functional-capacity evidence that strengthens an attorney-handled TDIU claim.

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What is a TDIU (Unemployability) Documentation?

Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is a VA benefit that compensates veterans at the 100% disability rate when their service-connected disabilities prevent them from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment - even when their combined disability rating is less than 100%.

Overview

Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) allows the VA to pay 100% disability compensation to veterans whose service-connected conditions prevent them from maintaining substantially gainful employment. Our USA-licensed clinicians write comprehensive medical opinions and functional capacity assessments that establish how your service-connected conditions physically and mentally limit your ability to work, providing your representative with the medical evidence needed to build a strong case.

While no medical opinion can guarantee a specific VA outcome, our mission is to ensure your documentation is clear, credible, and professionally prepared — giving your claim the best possible foundation for success.

What's Included

Review of medical records, rating decisions, and employment history

Clinician opinion on limitations from service-connected conditions

Assessment of capacity for physical and sedentary work

Frequently Asked Questions

To win a TDIU claim, you must prove that your service-connected conditions prevent you from securing or holding substantially gainful employment. Our clinicians review your medical and employment history to document your physical and mental functional limitations in a formal medical opinion, bridging the gap between your clinical diagnoses and your unemployability.

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