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VA disability compensation rates
The monthly amounts VA pays at each disability rating, copied from VA's own rate tables. At 10% and 20%, VA pays one amount per rating. From 30% to 100%, find the rating along the top of a table and the family situation down the side; where they meet is VA's basic monthly rate for that rating and family situation.
2026 rates, effective December 1, 2025
10% and 20% ratings
At a 10% or 20% rating, the monthly payment is the same with or without a dependent spouse, child, or parent.
| Disability rating | Monthly payment |
|---|---|
| 10% | $180.42 |
| 20% | $356.66 |
30% to 100%: with a dependent spouse or parent, but no children
The first row of each table is the rate for a Veteran alone, with no dependents. When a spouse receives Aid and Attendance, VA adds the amount in the added amounts table to the basic monthly rate.
| Dependent status | 30% rating | 40% rating | 50% rating | 60% rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Added for | 30% rating | 40% rating | 50% rating | 60% rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spouse receiving Aid and Attendance | $61.00 | $81.00 | $101.00 | $121.00 |
| Dependent status | 70% rating | 80% rating | 90% rating | 100% rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Added for | 70% rating | 80% rating | 90% rating | 100% rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spouse receiving Aid and Attendance | $141.00 | $161.00 | $181.00 | $201.41 |
30% to 100%: with dependents, including children
The basic monthly rate already includes one child. For each more child, and for a spouse who receives Aid and Attendance, VA adds the amounts in the added amounts table.
| Dependent status | 30% rating | 40% rating | 50% rating | 60% rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Added for | 30% rating | 40% rating | 50% rating | 60% rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 receiving Aid and Attendance | $61.00 | $81.00 | $101.00 | $121.00 |
| Dependent status | 70% rating | 80% rating | 90% rating | 100% rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Added for | 70% rating | 80% rating | 90% rating | 100% rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: VA's 2026 rates on VA.gov (opens in new tab)
Effective December 1, 2025. VA last updated that page on December 2, 2025.
How to read the tables
- At a 10% or 20% rating, the first table gives the one monthly amount for each rating. Dependents do not change it.
- From 30% to 100%, pick the tables for the combined rating and for whether there are dependent children.
- In the basic monthly rates table, find the row for the family situation and the column for the rating. That amount is VA's basic monthly rate for that rating and family situation.
- For more than one child, or a spouse who receives Aid and Attendance, add the matching amounts from the added amounts table.
VA's own example, from its 2026 rates page: a Veteran with a 70% rating, a spouse who receives Aid and Attendance, and 3 children under 18. In the table Basic monthly rates, 70% to 100% rating, with children (30% to 100%: with dependents, including children), the row “With 1 child and spouse (no parents)” and the 70% column give $2,074.45. Each of the other 2 children adds $76.00, and the spouse's Aid and Attendance adds $141.00. The total is $2,367.45 a month.
Source: VA's 2026 rates page, "How to use the tables to find your monthly payment" (opens in new tab)
When rates change
New rates take effect on December 1. VA's 2026 rates took effect December 1, 2025, and the past tables VA lists took effect December 1, 2024 (opens in new tab), December 1, 2023 (opens in new tab), and December 1, 2022 (opens in new tab). Under federal law, VA's cost-of-living adjustment to compensation is the same percentage as the one for Social Security benefits.
Sources: VA's rate page and its past rates list (opens in new tab), VA benefit rates, Cost-of-Living Adjustments (opens in new tab)
Special monthly compensation, a higher rate VA pays to some Veterans, spouses, surviving spouses, and parents with certain needs or disabilities, has its own tables on VA's special monthly compensation rate page (opens in new tab).