Lipohypertrophy is a medical term that refers to a lump under the skin caused by accumulation of extra fat at the site of many subcutaneous injections of insulin. It may be unsightly, mildly painful, and may change the timing or completeness of insulin action.
Veterans who can't do a significant amount of work may be eligible for a 100% disability rating based on unemployability, even though they could not be rated 100% disabled under the Schedule for Rating Disabilities. The VA calls this Total Disability for Individual Unemployability (TDIU).
âIndividual unemployability,â or IU, is a way for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to compensate veterans at the 100 percent rate who are unable to work because of their service-connected disability, although their rating according to VAâs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (Rating Schedule) does not reach 100 percent.