from 92% to 100%

[fmfdoc]

I have a VA Math question. Currently, I am at 92.34 and getting paid for 90%. Assuming I receive 30% more that would put me at 94.64

Question: does the rating of 94.64 launch me to 100%?

 

[Navy4life]

On 1/20/2016 at 11:47 AM, pete992 said:

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but you are using the wrong calculator.  There are a lot of calculators on line and all of them are wrong except 38 CFR 4.25 Combined Rating Table which do not use any decimals.  This is the only calculator VA uses. My suggestion to you is to use the correct table and go from there.

http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=6338d97b4fb9053c6488c6951cb558ec&mc=true&node=se38.1.4_125&rgn=div8

Thank you very much for this!  I had seen it before but did not understand it and now I do!

So for example for me right now I have

30, 30, 10, 10 for my disabilities which if I use the table provided it brings me exactly to 60% which is what I am right now!  

Again thank you for the help Pete!!!

 

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, Navy4life said:

Thank you very much for this!  I had seen it before but did not understand it and now I do!

So for example for me right now I have

30, 30, 10, 10 for my disabilities which if I use the table provided it brings me exactly to 60% which is what I am right now!  

Again thank you for the help Pete!!!

In your particular case in VA's math 30+30= 51 then 51+10= 56 then 56+10=60 and that is your combined rating percentage.  The thing with this chart is that the more disabilities a veteran has the harder it is to get to 100% scheduler.  I think they (VA) wanted it that way whenever they came up with this ******. I won't say what it is but there is no math in the world like it and my thoughts are it was set up that way to make it as hard as possible for veterans.

[Navy4life]

3 hours ago, pete992 said:

In your particular case in VA's math 30+30= 51 then 51+10= 56 then 56+10=60 and that is your combined rating percentage.  The thing with this chart is that the more disabilities a veteran has the harder it is to get to 100% scheduler.  I think they (VA) wanted it that way whenever they came up with this ******. I won't say what it is but there is no math in the world like it and my thoughts are it was set up that way to make it as hard as possible for veterans.

I couldn't agree more with you!  Their math is ridiculous and yes the more disabilities you have, the more complicated the figuring out gets to be...

I am still confused about bi-lateral disabilities.  

[Vync]

If the VA came up with math like that, it is no wonder so many claims get screwed up

[Vync]

Since we are on the topic of VA combined rating (fuzzy) math, can someone please double-check these calculations to make sure I am using the table correctly?

20+10+10+10
20+10 = 28; 28+10 = 35; 35+10 = 42 (rounds down to 40%)

20+20+10+10
20 + 20 = 36; 20 + 36 = 49; 49 + 10 = 54 (rounds down to 50%)

30+20+10+10
30 + 20 = 44; 44 + 10 = 50; 50 + 10 = 55 (rounds up to 60%)

[Navy4life]

13 minutes ago, Vync said:

Since we are on the topic of VA combined rating (fuzzy) math, can someone please double-check these calculations to make sure I am using the table correctly?

20+10+10+10
20+10 = 28; 28+10 = 35; 35+10 = 42 (rounds down to 40%) YES

20+20+10+10
20 + 20 = 36; 20 + 36 = 49; 49 + 10 = 54 (rounds down to 50%) - 20+20=36; 36+10=42; 42+10=48 (rounds up to 50%)

30+20+10+10
30 + 20 = 44; 44 + 10 = 50; 50 + 10 = 55 (rounds up to 60%) YES

Vync;

Are you saying the above is "three" different disability ratings for three individuals?