◢ 2025-2026 schedule, official source
VA disability rate tables.
Monthly compensation for every rating from 10% through 100%, with the spouse and dependent-child additions worked in. Pick your situation, see your exact tax-free check.
◢ Your situation
Calculate your monthly VA pay.
Use your VA-assigned combined rating, not the sum of individual ratings.
VA pays an additional amount per dependent child enrolled in approved schooling between 18 and 23.
◢ Your monthly payment
Monthly
$1,759.19
Annual (×12)
$21,110.28
How this number is built
| 70% (no dependents) | $1,759.19 |
| Total monthly | $1,759.19 |
Tax-free. VA disability compensation is exempt from federal and state income tax. The full amount lands in your account each month with no withholding.
◢ Full schedule
2025-2026 monthly compensation by rating.
Schedule effective December 1, 2024. The December 1, 2025 cost-of-living adjustment is applied automatically by the VA each January 1 payment.
| Rating | Alone | + Spouse | + Spouse + 1 Child |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | $175.51 | — | — |
| 20% | $346.95 | — | — |
| 30% | $537.42 | $600.42 | $647.42 |
| 40% | $774.16 | $859.16 | $921.16 |
| 50% | $1,102.04 | $1,208.04 | $1,285.04 |
| 60% | $1,395.93 | $1,523.93 | $1,617.93 |
| 70% | $1,759.19 | $1,908.19 | $2,018.19 |
| 80% | $2,044.89 | $2,214.89 | $2,340.89 |
| 90% | $2,297.96 | $2,489.96 | $2,632.96 |
| 100% | $3,831.30 | $4,044.91 | $4,205.49 |
Source: va.gov/disability/compensation-rates/veteran-rates. Always confirm the current month's rate before depending on it for budgeting.
◢ Reading the schedule
How VA disability pay is built.
The VA pays disability compensation monthly based on your combined rating, expressed in 10-point bands from 10% through 100%. The combined rating is not a sum — the VA uses a sliding-scale formula on its rating table where each new condition reduces remaining unaffected capacity, then rounds to the nearest 10.
At 30% and above, the schedule adds dependent allowances for a spouse, each child under 18, and each child between 18 and 23 enrolled in approved school. A 70% veteran with a spouse and two young children draws roughly $2,089 per month — about $570 above the same veteran rated alone. The 10% and 20% bands do not pay dependent additions.
VA disability compensation is not taxable income. It does not count against Social Security, Medicaid, or SNAP eligibility for most programs. Many veterans pair it with the Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance program (DEA / Chapter 35) when rated 100% permanent and total or 80% with TDIU, which adds a separate education benefit for spouses and children.
Source: VA Veteran Compensation Rates schedule effective December 1, 2024, published at va.gov/disability/compensation-rates/veteran-rates. The Dec 1, 2025 cost-of-living adjustment posts to your bank account automatically. See our disclaimer.