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100 Percent Pay Without a 100 Percent Rating

A Veteran's Guide to Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability

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The gap between "you have a service-connected disability rating" and "you are unable to work" should be easy to bridge. In practice, it is where many TDIU claims stall. This guide walks through what TDIU is, what the VA needs to see, and how to build the file one piece at a time.

Inside this book

  1. 1What TDIU Is (And What It Isn't)
  2. 2VA Form 21-8940: File It Right the First Time
  3. 3The Evidence Frame: What the VA Needs and Where to Get It
  4. 4Building the Medical Nexus for TDIU
  5. 5Filing TDIU and Surviving the Waiting Game
  6. 6The TDIU C&P Exam: What the Examiner Is Really Looking For
  7. 7Reading the TDIU Decision and Protecting Your Back Pay
  8. 8Long-Game TDIU: Protecting Your Rating for Life

The book points you to its free field guide, Filing for TDIU (Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability) (a free download, no signup).

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About the author

J. Erickson

Author, educator, former veteran service officer.

J. Erickson is a service-disabled Air Force veteran. He served as a military firefighter and as a veteran service officer, where he spent years walking veterans through the same claims process he writes about now. He holds an MBA and writes plain-language guides for veterans who want to understand the system without a translator.

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