2024 VA Disability Calculator

Updated: April 19, 2024

The VA disability calculator determines your VA compensation from your Combined VA Disability Rating. Please refer to your VA disability compensation award letter for your official rating.

2024 VA Combined Disability Calculator

How to Use the VA Disability Pay Calculator

To calculate your disability rating, take a look at your VA disability compensation award letter and select your official rating.

Next, select the number of dependents in each applicable category.

Then, select the appropriate box for your marital status, and whether or not your spouse needs Aid and Attendance benefits.

Once you’ve filled out everything, toggle the switch for monthly or annual compensation and hit calculate. (You can toggle this back and forth without resetting the calculator).

How the VA Calculates Compensation Rates

When you prepare to retire or separate from military service, starting your VA disability claims process is among the things many must do as you out-process. You can also apply after you’ve left military service.

When you apply for compensation, the VA reviews your claims and assigns disability percentage ratings in 10% increments. For example, if you have a knee injury, the VA will determine the severity of that injury (assuming it is service-connected).

The VA may rate your condition between 10% to 100% based on how it affects your life. Your rating percentage determines your compensation.

Some veterans may be entitled to more disability pay if certain conditions apply, such as:

  • The veteran is living with severe disabilities
  • The veteran has lost one or more limbs
  • The veteran has a spouse, children, or dependent parents
  • The veteran has a spouse who is experiencing a serious disability.

Many veterans have more than one medical issue, disability, or disease. Each issue is rated separately, and you may be awarded a combined VA disability.

Combined totals are not the sum of multiple percentages. In cases where the VA must rate a veteran for more than one medical issue, the VA uses a combined ratings table to determine the final percentage.

For example, having a 50% disability rating for one condition and a 60% rating for a different condition does not mean you are entitled to a 110% VA disability combined rating. In fact, by law, veterans cannot earn more than a 100% disability rating.

How to Calculate Your Combined VA Disability Rating

The VA uses the combined ratings table to determine a final disability rating for a veteran with multiple disabilities.

To use this table, you must first list each of your disability ratings in order of severity (with the highest percentage at the top of the list). Find the first one in the left column, and then find where it intersects with the top column number representing your second-highest disability rating. Round to the nearest 10 if those are your only two ratings. If not, put the number from the intersection point in the left column, then find where it intersects with the top row number representing your third-highest percentage.

Repeat this process until you have run the numbers for all disability ratings, then round to the nearest 10.

For example, a veteran rated for a 50% disability and a 30% disability, would receive a combined rating of 65%, which the VA rounds to the nearest 10, so 70%.

In a different example on the VA official site, a veteran rated with two disabilities at 40% and 20% has a combined value of 52%. The VA rounds that number down to 50%.

Combined Disability Ratings Table

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57616670747983879196
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Who Is Entitled to VA Compensation For Medical Issues?

Veterans who apply for VA disability compensation must have medical conditions that are “the result of an injury or disease that was incurred or aggravated while on active duty or active duty for training; or from injury, heart attack or stroke that occurred during inactive duty training,” according to the VA.

Such disabilities may apply to medical conditions such as Lou Gherig’s Disease, mental health issues including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and more, according to the VA’s guidelines.

What Other Factors Does the VA Take into Account for Disability?

When deciding on a disability claim, the VA looks at your eligibility first. Then, it considers your condition’s overall impact on your daily life, activities, and employability.

If you think your VA rating is too high or too low, you can file an appeal to try to get the VA to increase your rating. Be sure to include evidence of your condition’s impact on your life, like statements from doctors, employers, or others close to you.

How to Apply for VA Disability

Veterans should apply for VA disability compensation via their eBenefits account. If you do not have one, apply for an eBenefits account online. You will need the following documentation:

  • Discharge or separation papers such as DD214 or Guard/Reserve equivalent.
  • Medical evidence, including military medical records, civilian treatment records, etc.
  • Vital records such as marriage and dependent birth certificates.

You can also apply via regular mail by filling out VA Form 21-526EZ, Application for Disability Compensation, and Related Compensation Benefits. Call VA at 1-800-827-1000 to have the form sent to you.

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How Long Does it Take to Receive Your Disability Benefits?

The VA claims process can vary in length from a few months to a year. The October 2021 claims process average was about 145 days.

Once your claim is approved, and you receive at least a 10% disability rating, the VA said you should begin receiving benefits within 15 days. You may receive back pay of your disability compensation in your first few checks, depending on the effective date of disability in your VA letter.

Annual Cost of Living Adjustments

VA does a regular review of its benefit payments with an eye on making Cost Of Living Adjustments (COLA) to the rates when warranted. These adjustments are intended to help the payments keep up with inflation and other economic factors. These COLA changes operate at the same percentage as for Social Security benefits.

Other Types of VA Compensation

There are a few other types of VA compensation besides disability compensation.

But, veterans must already have a VA disability rating to receive other kinds of compensation, like:

VA Disability Rates for 2024

10% – 20% (No Dependents)

PercentageRate
10%$171.23
20%$338.49

30% – 60% Without Children

Dependent Status30%40%50%60%
Veteran alone$524.31$755.28$1,075.16$1,361.88
Veteran with spouse only$586.31$838.28$1,179.16$1,486.88
Veteran with spouse and one parent$636.31$904.28$1,262.16$1,586.88
Veteran with spouse and two parents$686.31$970.28$1,345.16$1,686.88
Veteran with one parent$574.31$821.28$1,158.16$1,461.88
Veteran with two parents$624.31$887.28$1,241.16$1,561.88
Additional for spouse receiving Aid and Attendance$57$76$95$114

70% – 100% Without Children

Dependent Status70%80%90%100%
Veteran alone$1,716.28$1,995.01$2,241.91$3,737.85
Veteran with spouse only$1,861.28$2,161.01$2,428.91$3,946.25
Veteran with spouse and one parent$1,978.28$2,294.01$2,578.91$4,113.51
Veteran with spouse and two parents$2,095.28$2,427.01$2,728.91$4,280.77
Veteran with one parent$1,833.28$2,128.01$2,391.91$3,905.11
Veteran with two parents$1,950.28$2,261.01$2,541.91$4,072.37
Additional for spouse receiving Aid and Attendance$134$153$172$191.14

30% – 60% With Children

Dependent Status30%40%50%60%
Veteran with one child only (no spouse or parents)$565.31$810.28$1,144.16$1,444.88
With one child and spouse (no parents)$632.31$899.28$1,255.16$1,577.88
With one child, spouse and one parent$682.31$965.28$1,338.16$1,677.88
With one child, spouse, and two parents$732.31$1,031.28$1,421.16$1,777.88
With one child and one parent (no spouse)$615.31$876.28$1,227.16$1,544.88
With one child and two parents (no spouse)$665.31$942.28$1,310.16$1,644.88
Each additional child under age 18$31$41$51$62
Each additional child over 18 in a qualifying school program$100$133$167$200
Additional for spouse receiving Aid and Attendance$57$76$95$114

70% – 100% With Children

Dependent Status70%80%90%100%
Veteran with one child only (no spouse or parents)$1,813.28$2,106.01$2,366.91$3,877.22
With one child and spouse (no parents)$1,968.28$2,283.01$2,565.91$4,098.87
With one child, spouse and one parent$2,085.28$2,416.01$2,715.91$4,266.13
With one child, spouse, and two parents$2,202.28$2,549.01$2,865.91$4,433.39
With one child and one parent (no spouse)$1,930.28$2,239.01$2,516.91$4,044.48
With onoe child and two parents (no spouse)$2,047.28$2,372.01$2,666.91$4,211.74
Each additional child under age 18$72$82$93$103.55
Each additional child over 18 in a qualifying school program$234$267$301$334.49
Additional for spouse receiving Aid and Attendance$134$153$172$191.14

Past VA Disability Rates

View VA disability compensation rates for past years.


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