38 CFR 4.16 · TDIU
TDIU Eligibility Checker
Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability lets a veteran below 100% combined rating receive 100%-level compensation. This tool checks the schedular threshold; eligibility ALSO requires inability to maintain substantially gainful employment due to service-connected conditions.
Your individual ratings
Add each service-connected rating. The tool sorts and combines them per 38 CFR 4.25.
Schedular thresholds (38 CFR 4.16(a)): combined 70%+ with at least one single rating of 40%+, OR a single rating of 60%+. Extra-schedular TDIU (38 CFR 4.16(b)) is available for veterans below these thresholds when service-connected conditions prevent substantially gainful employment. File VA Form 21-8940 to apply.