Your Right to 100 Percent Disability Benefits if Unable to Work
It may not be necessary to prove a 100 percent disability in order to establish a right to full compensation if any service-connected disability prevents you from working. In proving that right, the focus is not so much on the nature or extent of your disability. Instead, the issue is your disability's effect on your employability.
Even if your service-connected disability rating is not 100 percent, VA benefits are available to compensate you at the 100 percent level if your service-connected disabilities prevent you from working. This benefit is called a total or 100 percent rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU or IU).
Nationwide Advocacy for Veterans With Total Disability Claims
To learn how the veterans benefits attorneys of Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP, can protect your right to compensation, contact us in Walden or Monticello, New York, for a free consultation. We can work with veterans all over the United States who need legal advice and representation about the best ways to resolve problems related to disability benefits applications. Our firm only collects a fee as a percentage of the retroactive benefits paid to you. Otherwise, we collect no fee at all.
Once the Veterans Administration (VA) determines that a veteran's disability is related to his or her military service, it will assign a disability rating according to its schedule for rating disabilities. Disability ratings are expressed as a percentage based on the average impairment of the veteran's earning capacity. This means that the more severe the veteran's symptoms are, the bigger the impact becomes on his or her ability to work.
Discuss Your Veterans Unemployability Issues With an Attorney
If you have encountered problems establishing your right to total disability benefits, Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP is here to help. Contact us to arrange a consultation with an experienced veterans benefits lawyer today.
