VA Disability Compensation Rates

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Talk to the Veterans Crisis Line now Disability benefits Disability compensation rates Veterans disability compensation rates Past rates: 2025 Past rates: 2024 Past rates: 2023 Special monthly compensation rates Past rates: 2025 Past rates: 2024 Past rates: 2023 Special benefit allowances rates Past rates: 2025 Past rates: 2024 Past rates: 2023 Birth defect compensation rates Past rates: 2025 Past rates: 2024 Past rates: 2023 In this section Current Veterans disability compensation rates Review 2026 Veterans disability compensation rates. Use our compensation benefits rate tables to find your monthly payment amount. We base your monthly payment amount on your disability rating and details about your dependent family members. Compensation rates for Veterans with a 10% to 20% disability rating Effective December 1, 2025 Note: If you have a 10% to 20% disability rating, you won’t receive a higher rate even if you have a dependent spouse, child, or parent. Disability rating Monthly payment (in U.S. $) 10% 180.42 20% 356.66 Compensation rates for Veterans with a 30% to 100% disability rating Effective December 1, 2025 With a dependent spouse or parent, but no children Compensation rates for 30% to 60% disability rating Find the dependent status in the left column that best describes you. Then look for your disability rating in the top row. Your basic monthly rate is where your dependent status and disability rating meet. If your spouse receives Aid and Attendance benefits, be sure to also look at the Added amounts table, and add it to your amount from the Basic monthly rates table. Learn more about Aid and Attendance benefits Dependent status 30% disability rating (in U.S. $) 40% disability rating (in U.S. $) 50% disability rating (in U.S. $) 60% disability rating (in U.S. $) Veteran alone (no dependents) 552.47 795.84 1,132.90 1,435.02 With spouse (no parents or children) 617.47 882.84 1,241.90 1,566.02 With spouse and 1 parent (no children) 669.47 952.84 1,329.90 1,671.02 With spouse and 2 parents (no children) 721.47 1,022.84 1,417.90 1,776.02 With 1 parent (no spouse or children) 604.47 865.84 1,220.90 1,540.02 With 2 parents (no spouse or children) 656.47 935.84 1,308.90 1,645.02 Dependent status 30% disability rating (in U.S. $) 40% disability rating (in U.S. $) 50% disability rating (in U.S. $) 60% disability rating (in U.S. $) Spouse receiving Aid and Attendance 61.00 81.00 101.00 121.00 Compensation rates for 70% to 100% disability rating Find the dependent status in the left column that best describes you. Then look for your disability rating in the top row. Your basic monthly rate is where your dependent status and disability rating meet. If your spouse receives Aid and Attendance benefits, be sure to also look at the Added amounts table, and add it to your amount from the Basic monthly rates table. Learn more about Aid and Attendance benefits Dependent status 70% disability rating (in U.S. $) 80% disability rating (in U.S. $) 90% disability rating (in U.S. $) 100% disability rating (in U.S. $) Veteran alone (no dependents) 1,808.45 2,102.15 2,362.30 3,938.58 With spouse (no parents or children) 1,961.45 2,277.15 2,559.30 4,158.17 With spouse and 1 parent (no children) 2,084.45 2,417.15 2,717.30 4,334.41 With spouse and 2 parents (no children) 2,207.45 2,557.15 2,875.30 4,510.65 With 1 parent (no spouse or children) 1,931.45 2,242.15 2,520.30 4,114.82 With 2 parents (no spouse or children) 2,054.45 2,382.15 2,678.30 4,291.06 Dependent status 70% disability rating (in U.S. $) 80% disability rating (in U.S. $) 90% disability rating (in U.S. $) 100% disability rating (in U.S. $) Spouse receiving Aid and Attendance 141.00 161.00 181.00 201.41 With dependents, including children Compensation rates for 30% to 60% disability rating Find the dependent status in the left column that best describes you. Then look for your disability rating in the top row. Your basic monthly rate is where your dependent status and disability rating meet. If you have more than 1 child or your spouse receives Aid and Attendance benefits, be sure to also look at the Added amounts table, and add these to your amount from the Basic monthly rates table. Learn more about Aid and Attendance benefits Dependent status 30% disability rating (in U.S. $) 40% disability rating (in U.S. $) 50% disability rating (in U.S. $) 60% disability rating (in U.S. $) Veteran with 1 child only (no spouse or parents) 596.47 853.84 1,205.90 1,523.02 With 1 child and spouse (no parents) 666.47 947.84 1,322.90 1,663.02 With 1 child, spouse, and 1 parent 718.47 1,017.84 1,410.90 1,768.02 With 1 child, spouse, and 2 parents 770.47 1,087.84 1,498.90 1,873.02 With 1 child and 1 parent (no spouse) 648.47 923.84 1,293.90 1,628.02 With 1 child and 2 parents (no spouse) 700.47 993.84 1,381.90 1,733.02 Dependent status 30% disability rating (in U.S. $) 40% disability rating (in U.S. $) 50% disability rating (in U.S. $) 60% disability rating (in U.S. $) Each additional child under age 18 32.00 43.00 54.00 65.00 Each additional child over age 18 in a qualifying school program 105.00 140.00 176.00 211.00 Spouse receving Aid and Attendance 61.00 81.00 101.00 121.00 Compensation rates for 70% to 100% disability rating Find the dependent status in the left column that best describes you. Then look for your disability rating in the top row. Your basic monthly rate is where your dependent status and disability rating meet. If you have more than 1 child or your spouse receives Aid and Attendance benefits, be sure to also look at the Added amounts table, and add these to your amount from the Basic monthly rates table. Learn more about Aid and Attendance benefits Dependent status 70% disability rating (in U.S. $) 80% disability rating (in U.S. $) 90% disability rating (in U.S. $) 100% disability rating (in U.S. $) Veteran with child only (no spouse or parents) 1,910.45 2,219.15 2,494.30 4,085.43 With 1 child and spouse (no parents) 2,074.45 2,406.15 2,704.30 4,318.99 With 1 child, spouse and 1 parent 2,197.45 2,546.15 2,862.30 4,495.23 With 1 child, spouse and 2 parents 2,320.45 2,686.15 3,020.30 4,671.47 With 1 child and 1 parent 2,033.45 2,359.15 2,652.30 4,261.67 With 1 child and 2 parents (no spouse) 2,156.45 2,499.15 2,810.30 4,437.91 Dependent status 70% disability rating (in U.S. $) 80% disability rating (in U.S. $) 90% disability rating (in U.S. $) 100% disability rating (in U.S. $) Each additional child under age 18 76.00 87.00 98.00 109.11 Each additional child over age 18 in a qualifying school program 246.00 281.00 317.00 352.45 Spouse receiving Aid and Attendance 141.00 161.00 181.00 201.41 Note: We’re required by law to match the percentage of cost-of-living adjustments made to Social Security benefits. These adjustments help to make sure that the purchasing power of your benefits keeps up with inflation. Get the latest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) information on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) website How to use the tables to find your monthly payment Find your basic rate Go to the compensation rates for your disability rating. On the Basic monthly rates table, find the amount for your disability rating and dependent status. This is your basic monthly rate. Example (Veteran with no children): If you’re a Veteran with a 30% disability rating, and you have a dependent spouse (no dependent parents or children), your basic monthly rate would be $617.47 each month. Find your added amounts, if any apply If your spouse receives Aid and Attendance benefits or you have more than 1 child, you may qualify for additional monthly payment amounts as listed in the Added amounts table. Learn more about Aid and Attendance benefits First, determine your basic rate. Example (Veteran with children): If you’re a Veteran with a 70% disability rating, and you have a spouse, plus 3 dependent children under the age of 18, you would start with the basic rate of $2,074.45 (for a Veteran with a spouse and 1 child). Next, look at the Added amounts table. Find the amount for children under age 18 ($76.00). Since your basic rate already provides payment for 1 child, you would add the rate of $76.00 for each additional child (so $76 x 2). If your spouse receives Aid and Attendance, you would also add $141 (which is the added amount for a spouse receiving Aid and Attendance, for a Veteran with a 70% disability rating). In our example of a Veteran with 70% disability rating, your total monthly payment amount would be: $2,074.45 basic rate (1 spouse, 1 child) +$76 (second child under 18) +$76 (third child under 18) +$141 (spouse who receives Aid and Attendance) Total: $2,367.45 Past rates Review Veterans disability compensation rates for past years. 2025 rates (effective December 1, 2024) 2024 rates (effective December 1, 2023) 2023 rates (effective December 1, 2022) Last updated: December 2, 2025