VA Unemployment Benefits: How much can you get and who is eligible to apply for extra benefits? - MARCA
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The article explains the VA's Individual Unemployability program, which provides compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities rated at 60% or higher (or 70% combined with one condition at 40%+) who cannot maintain employment. Eligible veterans can receive up to $3,938.58 monthly by demonstrating their disabilities prevent them from working, separate from traditional unemployment insurance.
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**Veterans**struggling to maintain employment because of disabilities connected to their military service may qualify for significantly higher federal payments, even if they have never received a 100% disability rating. The [**Department of Veterans Affairs**](https://www.marca.com/en/topic/veteran-affairs.html) offers financial assistance through **Individual Unemployability**, a program that all…
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