# VetPulse TDIU Eligibility Assessment

> VetPulse TDIU Eligibility Assessment is a paid API for AI agents from vetpulse-five.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.15/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Assesses a veteran's eligibility for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU), which pays 100% VA compensation rate (~$3,737/month) at a lower combined disability rating.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://vetpulse-five.vercel.app/api/vet/tdiu
- Price: $0.15/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/vetpulse-tdiu-eligibility-assessment-9ae06000
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_8wNIWFQqQZDZ_MHzs26B4

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability vetpulse-tdiu-eligibility-assessment-9ae06000
```

Example prompt: My client is a veteran with a 70% combined VA disability rating due to PTSD and a back injury, and they haven't been able to hold a steady job for the past two years — can you check if they qualify for TDIU so they can receive the 100% VA compensation rate of $3,737 a month?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when a veteran or their advocate needs to determine whether the veteran can receive 100% VA compensation pay (~$3,737/month) without having a 100% combined disability rating, specifically via the TDIU/Individual Unemployability pathway. Prefer this over the general VA disability compensation guide when the focus is specifically on unemployability-based 100% pay eligibility rather than general claims or ratings.

## Known failure modes

- Insufficient disability rating information provided — cannot assess TDIU threshold
- Missing employment or work history data needed to determine unemployability
- Ambiguous or incomplete service-connected condition details — assessment may be inconclusive
- API payment failure via x402 protocol resulting in no response
- Veteran profile data does not match any known TDIU qualifying scenario

## How this service works

TDIU assessment for veteran and veterans-advocate agents. Returns Individual Unemployability eligibility to receive 100% VA pay ($3,737/month) at a lower disability rating.

## Output

Returns a TDIU eligibility assessment indicating whether the veteran meets Individual Unemployability criteria, the applicable rating thresholds (single disability at 60%+ or combined at 70%+ with one at 40%+), whether unemployability due to service-connected conditions is established, and guidance on how to pursue the 100% compensation rate.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "lang": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Response language — any language supported"
  },
  "income": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Current annual income — TDIU requires below federal poverty threshold for marginal employment (~$15,000)"
  },
  "rating": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Current combined disability rating (e.g. '70' or '60')"
  },
  "country": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Country whose unemployability/full-compensation system to assess: US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or Germany (other countries supported on a best-effort basis). Defaults to US if omitted and cannot be inferred."
  },
  "work_history": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Work history and current work status (e.g. 'cannot maintain substantially gainful employment due to PTSD and chronic pain')"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {}
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/vetpulse-tdiu-eligibility-assessment-9ae06000/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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