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VA disability rates for 2026
The official monthly amounts for every rating and every family situation, and a calculator that adds your extra children for you.
Monthly VA compensation at 70%
$2,074.45
$24,893 a year, tax free. Rates effective December 1, 2025.
| Basic rate at 70%, with spouse, 1 child | $2,074.45 |
VA basic rate for your family, plus each extra child and the Aid and Attendance amount, exactly as va.gov adds them. How this is calculated.
VA disability compensation pays $180.42 a month at 10%, $1,132.90 at 50% and $3,938.58 at 100% for a veteran with no dependents, under the rates that took effect on December 1, 2025 and apply through November 2026. They rose by 2.8%, the same cost-of-living adjustment as Social Security, from $175.51 at 10% the year before. From a 30% rating, the amount also depends on the family: a spouse, dependent parents, children under 18 and children aged 18 to 23 in school each change the rate, and a spouse who needs Aid and Attendance adds a further amount. The chart below gives the basic rate for the most common situations; the calculator applies the added amounts that va.gov asks you to add by hand. The payment is tax free and arrives on the first business day of the month for the month before.
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The 2026 rate chart
The table gives the basic monthly rate for the situations VA lists, effective December 1, 2025. Ratings of 10% and 20% have one rate. For each rating of 30% and more, find your family in the columns. If you have more than one child under 18, or children in school, or a spouse on Aid and Attendance, use the second table or the calculator above.
| Rating | Alone | Spouse | Spouse, 1 parent | 1 parent | 1 child | Spouse, 1 child | Spouse, child, parent | Child, 1 parent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30% | $552.47 | $617.47 | $669.47 | $604.47 | $596.47 | $666.47 | $718.47 | $648.47 |
| 40% | $795.84 | $882.84 | $952.84 | $865.84 | $853.84 | $947.84 | $1,017.84 | $923.84 |
| 50% | $1,132.90 | $1,241.90 | $1,329.90 | $1,220.90 | $1,205.90 | $1,322.90 | $1,410.90 | $1,293.90 |
| 60% | $1,435.02 | $1,566.02 | $1,671.02 | $1,540.02 | $1,523.02 | $1,663.02 | $1,768.02 | $1,628.02 |
| 70% | $1,808.45 | $1,961.45 | $2,084.45 | $1,931.45 | $1,910.45 | $2,074.45 | $2,197.45 | $2,033.45 |
| 80% | $2,102.15 | $2,277.15 | $2,417.15 | $2,242.15 | $2,219.15 | $2,406.15 | $2,546.15 | $2,359.15 |
| 90% | $2,362.30 | $2,559.30 | $2,717.30 | $2,520.30 | $2,494.30 | $2,704.30 | $2,862.30 | $2,652.30 |
| 100% | $3,938.58 | $4,158.17 | $4,334.41 | $4,114.82 | $4,085.43 | $4,318.99 | $4,495.23 | $4,261.67 |
Added amounts
These amounts come on top of the basic rate. The rate for "1 child" already pays for one child under 18; each further child under 18 adds the first column. A child aged 18 to 23 in a VA-approved school program is paid at the school amount, the second column, instead of the child amount. The third column is paid when your spouse needs the regular help of another person.
| Rating | Each extra child under 18 | Each child 18 to 23 in school | Spouse on Aid and Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30% | $32 | $105 | $61 |
| 40% | $43 | $140 | $81 |
| 50% | $54 | $176 | $101 |
| 60% | $65 | $211 | $121 |
| 70% | $76 | $246 | $141 |
| 80% | $87 | $281 | $161 |
| 90% | $98 | $317 | $181 |
| 100% | $109.11 | $352.45 | $201.41 |
Reading the chart without mistakes
Three points cause most of the questions VA receives about the amount. First, the rating in the chart is the combined rating on your decision letter, not one of your individual ratings and not their sum; if you have several, combine them first. Second, VA counts a dependent only once it is on your record: a marriage or a birth after your claim has to be reported, and the extra amount usually starts the month after the event, not the day you report it, provided you report it within a year. Third, a child stops counting at 18 unless VA has a school certification (VA Form 21-674) and stops at 23 in any case; a child who became permanently unable to support himself or herself before 18 keeps counting as a child under 18.
The worked example VA prints on its own rate page is a good check of the method: a veteran at 70% with a spouse who needs Aid and Attendance and three children under 18 receives $2,367.45, which is the basic rate for a spouse and one child, plus two extra children, plus the Aid and Attendance amount. The calculator gives the same figure to the cent.
What is not in these rates
Special monthly compensation for the loss of a limb, blindness or the need for daily help is a separate scale, from $139.87 for SMC-K to more than $11,000 a month at the highest level: see SMC rates. Individual unemployability pays the 100% rate to a veteran rated lower: see TDIU. Survivors receive Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, not these rates: see DIC rates. Each rating also has its own page, for example 50% VA disability or 100% VA disability.