Combine your ratings with official VA math and see your 2026 monthly compensation.
Enter each individual rating the VA assigned. Order doesn't matter — we sort them for you.
Check it on any rating that affects a paired body part — both arms, both legs, both hands/feet, or paired skeletal muscles. If two or more are checked, the VA applies the bilateral factor (38 CFR 4.26): those are combined first, then boosted by 10% before being combined with the rest. Leave it unchecked if you're unsure.
Dependents add money only at a 30% rating or higher. Skip this if it's just you.
Your biological, adopted, or step children under 18.
Full-time students between 18 and 23. Paid at a higher rate.
Parents who depend on you financially (max 2).
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Compare this estimate with the VA's official figures, or talk to an accredited VSO or claims agent about filing for an increase or a secondary condition.
Official VA 2026 rate tables → Free resourceBecause the VA measures how much healthy ability you have left. Each new disability is applied to what remains, not to the whole. A 50% and a 30% don't make 80% — the 30% applies to the 50% that's left, adding 15 points for a combined 65%, which rounds to 70%. That's why two ratings can never exceed 100%.
Under 38 CFR 4.26, disabilities of paired limbs (both arms, both legs, both hands/feet, or paired skeletal muscles) are combined together first, then increased by 10% of that combined value before being combined with your other ratings. Example: a 40% right leg and 20% left leg combine to 52%, +10% = 57%, which then combines with everything else. Tick the paired limb box on each affected rating to apply it.
After all ratings are combined, the result is rounded to the nearest 10%. A combined value of 64 becomes 60%; 65 becomes 70%. You're paid at the rounded rating, so the difference between, say, 64 and 65 can be worth hundreds of dollars a month.
Only at a 30% combined rating or higher. At 10% and 20%, everyone receives the same flat amount regardless of family size. From 30% up, the VA adds set amounts for a spouse, each child, dependent parents, and a spouse who needs Aid & Attendance. This calculator adds those exact 2026 amounts.
The rates here took effect December 1, 2025, reflecting the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). They come from the VA's published veteran compensation tables. A veteran alone receives $180.42 at 10% up to $3,938.58 at 100%.
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