Evaluations
Occupational-functioning evaluations
A full psychological evaluation of how mental health symptoms affect work.
01 / WHEN IT MAY FIT
What this service can help answer.
An occupational-functioning evaluation examines how mental health symptoms affect the practical demands of work, such as attendance, reliability, concentration, pace, task completion, interaction, and adaptation to stress. In a TDIU-related matter, the psychologist’s role is to describe clinically supported impairment and reasoning; VA decides legal eligibility for individual unemployability. Learn more about mental health and occupational functioning.
02 / WHAT IT INCLUDES
A clear scope before work begins.
The scope identifies the specific work-functioning question, relevant clinical and employment records, evaluation methods, and the psychological report to be provided. It also keeps clinical analysis separate from vocational testing or labor-market opinion. If the primary need is a current-severity form instead, review the mental health DBQ service.
03 / SCOPE
What this service covers.
This evaluation can connect documented mental health symptoms to specific limits in attendance, focus, pace, interaction, and stress tolerance. It does not conduct vocational testing, assess the labor market, issue a fitness-for-duty opinion, or decide TDIU. Questions about eligibility or claim strategy belong with an accredited representative.
Included in the scope
- Describe mental health symptoms that affect work
- Discuss attendance, focus, pace, interaction, and stress tolerance
- Explain how the clinical evidence supports the reported limits
Outside this scope
- Provide vocational testing or a labor-market analysis
- Give a fitness-for-duty opinion
- Make the legal decision about TDIU eligibility
04 / FEE
Know the fee before you begin.
The scope and fee are confirmed before Dr. Bell starts the work. There are no surprise services or charges.