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    VA Disability Basic Rates for 2024

    2024 VA Disability Compensation Rate COLA Increase: The 3.2 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to Social Security beneficiaries and veterans receiving VA Disability Compensation in January 2024. Source: VA Disability Rates

    Compensation rates for Veterans with a 10% to 20% disability rating.
     
    Effective Date 12/01/2023
     
    Note: If you have a 10% to 20% disability rating, you won’t receive a higher rate even if you have a dependent spouse, child, or parent.
     
     
    VA Disability Rates 10% to 20% Rating
    Disability rating
    Monthly payment (in U.S. $)
    10%
     
    171.23
    20%
     
    338.49
    VA Disability Rates 30% to 60% Rating
     
     
    Dependent status
    30%
    disability rating
    (in U.S. $)
    40%
    disability rating
    (in U.S. $)
    50%
    disability rating
    (in U.S. $)
    60%
    disability rating
    (in U.S. $)
     
    Veteran alone (no dependents)
     
     
    524.31
     
     
    755.28
     
     
    1,075.16
     
     
    1,361.88
     
    With spouse (no parents or children)
     
     
    586.31
     
     
    838.28
     
     
    1,179.16
     
     
    1,486.88
     
    With spouse and 1 parent (no children)
     
     
    636.31
     
     
    904.28
     
     
    1,262.16
     
     
    1,586.88
     
     
     
     
     
    With spouse and 2 parents (no children)
     
     
    686.31
     
     
    970.28
     
     
    1,345.16
     
     
    1,686.88
     
    With 1 parent (no spouse or children)
     
     
     
    574.31
     
     
     
    821.28
     
     
     
    1,158.16
     
     
     
    1,461.88
     
    With 2 parents (no spouse or children)
     
     
     
    624.31
     
     
     
    887.28
     
     
     
    1,241.16
     
     
     
    1,561.88
     
    VA Disability Rates 70% to 100% Rating
     
     
    Dependent status
    70%
    disability rating
    (in U.S. $)
    80%
    disability rating
    (in U.S. $)
    90%
    disability rating
    (in U.S. $)
    100%
    disability rating
    (in U.S. $)
     
    Veteran alone (no dependents)
     
     
    1,716.28
     
     
    1,995.01
     
     
    2,241.91
     
     
    3,737.85
     
    With spouse (no parents or children)
     
     
    1,861.28
     
     
    2,161.01
     
     
    2,428.91
     
     
    3,946.25
     
    With spouse and 1 parent (no children)
     
     
    1,978.28
     
     
    2,294.01
     
     
    2,578.91
     
     
    4,113.51
     
    With spouse and 2 parents (no children)
     
     
     
    2,095.28
     
     
     
    2,427.01
     
     
     
    2,728.91
     
     
     
    4,280.77
     
    With 1 parent (no spouse or children)
     
     
     
    1,833.28
     
     
     
    2,128.01
     
     
     
    2,391.91
     
     
     
    3,905.11
     
     
     
     
     
    With 2 parents (no spouse or children)
     
     
    1,950.28
     
     
    2,261.01
     
     
    2,541.91
     
     
    4,072.37
     
    Special Monthly Compensation
     
    SMC letter designation
    Monthly payment (in U.S. $)
    How this payment variation works
    SMC-K
    132.74
    If you qualify for SMC-K, we add this rate to your basic disability compensation rate for any disability rating from 0% to 100%. We also add this rate to all SMC basic rates except SMC-O, SMC-Q, and SMC-R. You may receive 1 to 3 SMC-K awards in addition to basic and SMC rates.
    SMC-Q
    67.00
    This is a protected rate that we haven’t awarded since August 19, 1968. If we awarded you an SMC-Q designation, we pay this rate in place of your basic disability compensation rate.
     
    Dependent status
    SMC-L (in U.S. $)
    SMC-L 1/2 (in U.S. $)
    SMC-M (in U.S. $)
    SMC-M 1/2 (in U.S. $)
    SMC-N (in U.S. $)
    Veteran alone
    (no dependents)
    4,651.06
    4,891.50
    5,132.92
    5,485.61
    5,839.08
    With spouse
    (no parents or children)
    4,859.46
    5,099.90
    5,341.32
    5,694.01
    6,047.48
    With spouse and 1 parent
    (no children)
    5,026.72
    5,267.16
    5,508.58
    5,861.27
    6,214.74
    With spouse and 2 parents
    (no children)
    5,193.98
    5,434.42
    5,675.84
    6,028.53
    6,382.00
    With 1 parent
    (no spouse or children)
    4,818.32
    5,058.76
    5,300.18
    5,652.87
    6,006.34
    With 2 parents
    (no spouse or children)
    4,985.58
    5,226.02
    5,467.44
    5,820.13
    6,173.60
     
    Dependent status
    SMC-N 1/2 (in U.S. $)
    SMC-O/P (in U.S. $)
    SMC-R.1 (in U.S. $)
    SMC-R.2/T (in U.S. $)
    SMC-S (in U.S. $)
    Veteran alone
    (no dependents)
    6,182.55
    6,526.64
    9,326.07
    10,697.23
    4,183.85
    With spouse
    (no parents or children)
    6,390.95
    6,735.04
    9,534.47
    10,905.63
    4,392.25
    With spouse and 1 parent
    (no children)
    6,558.21
    6,902.30
    9,701.73
    11,072.89
    4,559.51
    With spouse and 2 parents
    (no children)
    6,725.47
    7,069.56
    9,868.99
    11,240.15
    4,726.77
    With 1 parent
    (no spouse or children)
    6,349.81
    6,693.90
    9,493.33
    10,864.49
    4,351.11
    With 2 parents
    (no spouse or children)
    6,517.07
    6,861.16
    9,660.59
    11,031.75
    4,518.37
     

     


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