Veterans & Military

VA Disability Compensation Rates

Monthly VA disability compensation by disability rating and dependents, effective December 1, 2025.

Cost-of-living adjustment2.8%Effective Dec. 1, 2025

10% rating$180.42Per month

100%, Veteran alone$3,938.58Per month

By law, VA raises these rates by the same percentage as the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. For December 1, 2025 that was 2.8%; the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025 (Public Law 119-42) directed the increase. Amounts are dollars per month.

10% and 20% ratings

Disability rating	Monthly payment
10%	$180.42
20%	$356.66

At 10% and 20% the rate does not change with dependents.

30% to 100%: Veteran with no children

Dependent status	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%	80%	90%	100%
Veteran alone (no dependents)	552.47	795.84	1,132.90	1,435.02	1,808.45	2,102.15	2,362.30	3,938.58

Basic monthly rates, in dollars, by disability rating.

30% to 100%: Veteran with children

Dependent status	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%	80%	90%	100%
With spouse (no parents or children)	617.47	882.84	1,241.90	1,566.02	1,961.45	2,277.15	2,559.30	4,158.17
With spouse and 1 parent (no children)	669.47	952.84	1,329.90	1,671.02	2,084.45	2,417.15	2,717.30	4,334.41
With spouse and 2 parents (no children)	721.47	1,022.84	1,417.90	1,776.02	2,207.45	2,557.15	2,875.30	4,510.65
With 1 parent (no spouse or children)	604.47	865.84	1,220.90	1,540.02	1,931.45	2,242.15	2,520.30	4,114.82
With 2 parents (no spouse or children)	656.47	935.84	1,308.90	1,645.02	2,054.45	2,382.15	2,678.30	4,291.06
With 1 child only (no spouse or parents)	596.47	853.84	1,205.90	1,523.02	1,910.45	2,219.15	2,494.30	4,085.43
With 1 child and spouse (no parents)	666.47	947.84	1,322.90	1,663.02	2,074.45	2,406.15	2,704.30	4,318.99
With 1 child, spouse, and 1 parent	718.47	1,017.84	1,410.90	1,768.02	2,197.45	2,546.15	2,862.30	4,495.23
With 1 child, spouse, and 2 parents	770.47	1,087.84	1,498.90	1,873.02	2,320.45	2,686.15	3,020.30	4,671.47
With 1 child and 1 parent (no spouse)	648.47	923.84	1,293.90	1,628.02	2,033.45	2,359.15	2,652.30	4,261.67
With 1 child and 2 parents (no spouse)	700.47	993.84	1,381.90	1,733.02	2,156.45	2,499.15	2,810.30	4,437.91

These rows already include one child. Add the amounts below for each additional child, and for a spouse who receives Aid and Attendance.

Added amounts

Added amount	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%	80%	90%	100%
Each additional child under age 18	32.00	43.00	54.00	65.00	76.00	87.00	98.00	109.11
Each additional child over 18 in a qualifying school program	105.00	140.00	176.00	211.00	246.00	281.00	317.00	352.45
Spouse receiving Aid and Attendance	61.00	81.00	101.00	121.00	141.00	161.00	181.00	201.41

Example from VA: a 70% Veteran with a spouse and 3 children under 18 starts at the spouse-and-1-child rate and adds the under-18 amount for each of the other two children.

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Compensation is decided by VA, not by this site. File a claim, check a claim, and find the rate for special cases (special monthly compensation, birth defects) on VA.gov.

VA disability benefits VA's rate tables

Verified against VA.gov on November 8, 2026. Rates apply from December 1, 2025 until the next annual adjustment.