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Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Disability Compensation Amount

The following tables show the monthly disability compensation rate, based on percentage disability determination. Veterans whose service-connected disabilities are rated at less than 30 percent are not entitled to additional allowances for dependents.

These rates normally change annually on December 1. The rates shown below are effective December 1, 2008 and are current as of January 2010.

10% - 20% (No Dependents)

Percentage	Rate
10%	$123
20%	243

30% - 60% Without Children

Dependent Status	30%	40%	50%	60%
Veteran Alone	$376	$541	$770	$974
Veteran with Spouse Only	421	601	845	1,064
Veteran with Spouse and One Parent	457	649	905	1,136
Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents	493	697	965	1,208
Veteran with One Parent	412	589	830	1,046
Veteran with Two Parents	448	637	890	1,118
Additional for A/A spouse (see footnote b)	40	54	68	81

70% - 100% Without Children

Dependent Status	70%	80%	90%	100%
Veteran Alone	$1,228	$1,427	$1,604	$2,673
Veteran with Spouse Only	1,333	1,547	1,739	2,823
Veteran with Spouse and One Parent	1,417	1,643	1,847	2,943
Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents	1,501	1,739	1,955	3,063
Veteran with One Parent	1,312	1,523	1,712	2,793
Veteran with Two Parents	1,396	1,619	1,820	2,913
Additional for A/A spouse (see footnote b)	95	108	122	136

30% - 60% With Children

Dependent Status	30%	40%	50%	60%
Veteran with Spouse and Child	$453	$644	$899	$1,129
Veteran with Child Only	406	581	820	1,034
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and Child	489	692	959	1,201
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and Child	525	740	1,019	1,273
Veteran with One Parent and Child	442	629	880	1,106
Veteran with Two Parents and Child	478	677	940	1,178
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18	22	30	37	45
Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18 (see footnote a)	72	96	120	144
Additional for A/A spouse (see footnote b)	40	54	68	81

70% - 100% With Children

Dependent Status	70%	80%	90%	100%
Veteran with Spouse and Child	$1,409	$1,634	$1,837	$2,932
Veteran with Child Only	1,298	1,507	1,694	2,774
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and Child	1,493	1,730	1,945	3,052
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and Child	1,577	1,826	2,053	3,172
Veteran with One Parent and Child	1,382	1,603	1,802	2,894
Veteran with Two Parents and Child	1,466	1,699	1,910	3,014
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18	52	60	67	75
Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18 (see footnote a)	168	192	216	240
Additional for A/A spouse (see footnote b)	95	108	122	136

Footnotes:

a. Rates for each school child are shown separately. They are not included with any other compensation rates. All other entries on this chart reflecting a rate for children show the rate payable for children under 18 or helpless. To find the amount payable to a 70% disabled veteran with a spouse and four children, one of whom is over 18 and attending school, take the 70% rate for a veteran with a spouse and 3 children, $1,513, and add the rate for one school child, $168. The total amount payable is $1,681.

b. Where the veteran has a spouse who is determined to require A/A, add the figure shown as "additional for A/A spouse" to the amount shown for the proper dependency code. For example, veteran has A/A spouse and 2 minor children and is 70% disabled. Add $95, additional for A/A spouse, to the rate for a 70% veteran with dependency code 12, $1,461. The total amount payable is $1,556.

NOTE: For more information and detailed historical disability compensation rate tables, visit the Compensation and Pension Benefits section of VA's Internet pages at:
http://www.va.gov/

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