Pay chart
VA disability pay chart 2026
Rates effective December 1, 2025. Last checked 2026-10-15. Sources and editorial standards
These are the monthly compensation rates the VA publishes for Veterans, copied from the
VA's rate tables and effective December 1, 2025. The VA calls them
its 2026 rates. Find your combined rating across the top and your dependent status down the side. If you are not sure of your combined
rating, use the calculator first.
On a phone, swipe a table sideways to see every rating.
10% and 20%
At these two ratings the amount is the same whatever your family situation.
Monthly payment at 10% and 20% (effective December 1, 2025) | Combined rating | Monthly payment |
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| 10% | $180.42 |
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| 20% | $356.66 |
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30% and above
From 30% the basic amount depends on who depends on you. The VA lists two groups. For each, a second table gives the amounts added on top
of the basic rate.
With a dependent spouse or parent, but no children
Basic monthly rates, 30% to 60%: with a dependent spouse or parent, but no children | Dependent status | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% |
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| Veteran alone (no dependents) | $552.47 | $795.84 | $1,132.90 | $1,435.02 |
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| With spouse (no parents or children) | $617.47 | $882.84 | $1,241.90 | $1,566.02 |
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| With spouse and 1 parent (no children) | $669.47 | $952.84 | $1,329.90 | $1,671.02 |
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| With spouse and 2 parents (no children) | $721.47 | $1,022.84 | $1,417.90 | $1,776.02 |
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| With 1 parent (no spouse or children) | $604.47 | $865.84 | $1,220.90 | $1,540.02 |
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| With 2 parents (no spouse or children) | $656.47 | $935.84 | $1,308.90 | $1,645.02 |
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Added amounts, 30% to 60%: with a dependent spouse or parent, but no children | Added for | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% |
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| Spouse receiving Aid and Attendance | $61.00 | $81.00 | $101.00 | $121.00 |
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Basic monthly rates, 70% to 100%: with a dependent spouse or parent, but no children | Dependent status | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
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| Veteran alone (no dependents) | $1,808.45 | $2,102.15 | $2,362.30 | $3,938.58 |
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| With spouse (no parents or children) | $1,961.45 | $2,277.15 | $2,559.30 | $4,158.17 |
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| With spouse and 1 parent (no children) | $2,084.45 | $2,417.15 | $2,717.30 | $4,334.41 |
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| With spouse and 2 parents (no children) | $2,207.45 | $2,557.15 | $2,875.30 | $4,510.65 |
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| With 1 parent (no spouse or children) | $1,931.45 | $2,242.15 | $2,520.30 | $4,114.82 |
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| With 2 parents (no spouse or children) | $2,054.45 | $2,382.15 | $2,678.30 | $4,291.06 |
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Added amounts, 70% to 100%: with a dependent spouse or parent, but no children | Added for | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
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| Spouse receiving Aid and Attendance | $141.00 | $161.00 | $181.00 | $201.41 |
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With dependents, including children
Basic monthly rates, 30% to 60%: with dependents, including children | Dependent status | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% |
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| Veteran with 1 child only (no spouse or parents) | $596.47 | $853.84 | $1,205.90 | $1,523.02 |
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| With 1 child and spouse (no parents) | $666.47 | $947.84 | $1,322.90 | $1,663.02 |
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| With 1 child, spouse, and 1 parent | $718.47 | $1,017.84 | $1,410.90 | $1,768.02 |
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| With 1 child, spouse, and 2 parents | $770.47 | $1,087.84 | $1,498.90 | $1,873.02 |
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| With 1 child and 1 parent (no spouse) | $648.47 | $923.84 | $1,293.90 | $1,628.02 |
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| With 1 child and 2 parents (no spouse) | $700.47 | $993.84 | $1,381.90 | $1,733.02 |
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Added amounts, 30% to 60%: with dependents, including children | Added for | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% |
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| Each additional child under age 18 | $32.00 | $43.00 | $54.00 | $65.00 |
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| Each additional child over age 18 in a qualifying school program | $105.00 | $140.00 | $176.00 | $211.00 |
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| Spouse receiving Aid and Attendance | $61.00 | $81.00 | $101.00 | $121.00 |
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Basic monthly rates, 70% to 100%: with dependents, including children | Dependent status | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
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| Veteran with 1 child only (no spouse or parents) | $1,910.45 | $2,219.15 | $2,494.30 | $4,085.43 |
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| With 1 child and spouse (no parents) | $2,074.45 | $2,406.15 | $2,704.30 | $4,318.99 |
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| With 1 child, spouse, and 1 parent | $2,197.45 | $2,546.15 | $2,862.30 | $4,495.23 |
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| With 1 child, spouse, and 2 parents | $2,320.45 | $2,686.15 | $3,020.30 | $4,671.47 |
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| With 1 child and 1 parent (no spouse) | $2,033.45 | $2,359.15 | $2,652.30 | $4,261.67 |
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| With 1 child and 2 parents (no spouse) | $2,156.45 | $2,499.15 | $2,810.30 | $4,437.91 |
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Added amounts, 70% to 100%: with dependents, including children | Added for | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
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| Each additional child under age 18 | $76.00 | $87.00 | $98.00 | $109.11 |
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| Each additional child over age 18 in a qualifying school program | $246.00 | $281.00 | $317.00 | $352.45 |
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| Spouse receiving Aid and Attendance | $141.00 | $161.00 | $181.00 | $201.41 |
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How to use these tables
- Find the basic rate where your combined rating and your dependent status meet.
- Check the added amounts table. The basic rate for a status with a child already includes one child, so the added amount applies to each child after the first.
- Add the amounts that apply to you.
The VA's own example: a veteran rated 70% with a spouse and three children under 18 starts with the basic rate for a spouse and one
child, $2,074.45. Two more children each add $76.00, and a spouse who receives Aid and Attendance adds $141.00. The total is
$2,367.45 a month.
The calculator does these steps for you. The article
how to read the VA compensation rate tables explains each table.
Source and updates
Source: the VA compensation rates for Veterans page. The VA
updates these amounts each December to match the cost-of-living adjustment made to Social Security benefits. This chart is checked against the VA
page on every update and carries the effective date above. It does not include other benefits, offsets or special monthly compensation, and it
is not a decision on any claim.