File additional forms for your disability claim

Find out if you’ll need to turn in any additional forms when you file your disability claim.

For increased compensation if you can’t work (Individual Unemployability)

When you file a claim for disability compensation, you’ll also need to submit both of these forms:

A Veteran’s Application for Increased Compensation Based on Unemployability (VA Form 21-8940)

Get VA Form 21-8940 to download

and

A Request for Employment Information in Connection with Claim for Disability Benefits (VA Form 21-4192)

Get VA Form 21-4192 to download

Learn more about special claims based on Individual Unemployability

If you’re filing a claim for disability compensation online, you don’t need to submit this PDF form. We’ll ask you questions about your claim for increased compensation based on Individual Unemployability when you fill out your online claim.

For disability compensation related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or another mental health condition

When you file a claim for disability compensation, you’ll also need to submit this form:

A Statement in Support of Claimed Mental Health Disorder(s) Due to an In-Service Traumatic Event(s) (VA Form 21-0781)

Get VA Form 21-0781 to download

Learn more about VA disability compensation for PTSD

For an automobile allowance

When you file a claim for disability compensation, you’ll also need to submit this form:

An Application for Automobile or Other Conveyance and Adaptive Equipment (VA Form 21-4502)

Get VA Form 21-4502 to download

Learn more about special claims to get an automobile allowance

For an adaptive-equipment grant for your automobile

When you file a claim for disability compensation, you’ll also need to submit this form:

An Application for Adaptive Equipment—Motor Vehicle (VA Form 10-1394)

Get VA Form 10-1394 to download

Learn more about special claims to get adaptive equipment for your vehicle

For a clothing allowance

When you file a claim for disability compensation, you’ll also need to submit this form:

An Application for Annual Clothing Allowance (VA Form 10-8678)

Get VA Form 10-8678 to download

Learn more about special claims to get a clothing allowance

More helpful information

Find other forms that you may need to submit to support your claim. You can download a lay witness statement (or "buddy statement"), an intent to file, and other supporting forms.
Find out if you’re eligible and how to add a dependent spouse, child, or parent to your VA disability benefits for additional compensation.
Find out how to apply for a Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) or Special Home Adaptation (SHA) grant.
VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits provide monthly payments added to the amount of a monthly VA pension for qualified Veterans and survivors. If you need help with daily activities, or you’re housebound, find out if you qualify.
If you served in Vietnam or Thailand, or in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)—and your child has spina bifida or certain other birth defects—your child may be eligible for VA disability compensation and other benefits.