VA Disability Compensation Estimator (2026)
Compensation is paid tax-free, monthly, and scales with your combined rating and dependents. Enter your situation to see the 2026 figure.
Enter your combined disability rating and dependent situation to estimate your 2026 tax-free monthly compensation (effective Dec 1, 2025; FY2026).
Estimated monthly compensation
What the estimate includes
- Base rate by combined rating (10% → 100%), rounded to the nearest 10%.
- Dependent add-ons at 30% and above: spouse, children under 18, school-age children (18–23), and dependent parents (per 38 CFR § 3.4 / § 3.21).
- 2026 schedule effective Dec 1, 2025 (2.5% COLA).
It does not include Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) for severe anatomical losses or Aid & Attendance, nor Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU), which can pay at the 100% rate below a schedular 100%. If you think you qualify for either, speak with a VSO.
Find your combined rating
Start here if you only know your individual condition ratings.
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See whether your state waives property taxes at your rating.
Open →How to read the result
The figure this tool produces is a base rate for a veteran without dependents. Amounts for a spouse, children, or dependent parents are added on top of that base rather than built into it, which is why two veterans at the same percentage can receive different totals. The rate also changes when the schedule is adjusted, so a number from a previous year should not be used as a current figure.
Use the output to sanity-check your own award rather than to replace it. If the two disagree, the award letter governs, and the discrepancy is usually explained by dependents, a special monthly compensation, or a rating that is paid at a different level than the combined total suggests. When something does not line up, an accredited representative or the VA is the right place to resolve it.
Source & verification
- VA.gov compensation rates, FY2026 (effective Dec 1, 2025). Cross-checked 2026-08-23.
- Retrieved and verified: 2026-08-23.