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2026 VA Disability Pay Calculator
Pick your rating and household, and we'll estimate your monthly disability pay from the official 2026 VA rate tables — with the math shown line by line. Free, no signup, nothing saved.
Estimated monthly payment · tax-free
$1,132.90
per month, tax-free — educational estimate
- Basic monthly rate — Veteran alone (no dependents)$1,132.90
The math, line by line, exactly as the VA's published tables build it. Rates effective December 1, 2025.
Educational estimate only. This is not your official VA payment. It's general educational information about VA benefits — not claims advice, not financial advice. Your actual award depends on the VA's determination of your dependents and your effective dates. Always confirm your payment at VA.gov. VA disability compensation is tax-free — you keep every dollar of it.
At 100%, in the most severe situations, Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) can pay above the 100% rate. See our SMC resource to learn what qualifies.
Rates effective December 1, 2025, taken from the official VA compensation rate tables. We update this tool each December when the VA publishes new cost-of-living rates.
THE ONE-SYMPTOM RULE (38 CFR 4.14): The same symptom cannot be rated twice under two diagnoses.
Two labels for one set of symptoms earn one rating — but a genuinely separate and additional disability can be rated on its own. Read the Combined Ratings explainer before adding percentages in your head: the VA doesn't add, it multiplies remaining efficiency.
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