Veteran’s Service Connected Compensation – Frequently Asked Questions
- What types of VA claims does Tucker & Ludin handle?
- How do I know what percentage disability does the VA assign to different conditions?
- How does VA determine the level of compensation payable?
- What are VA payments for specific benefit percentages?
- Can Members of the Reserve and National Guard Get Service-Connected Compensation Benefits?
What types of VA claims does Tucker & Ludin handle?
The Florida VA benefits attorneys of Tucker & Ludin handle appeals of service-connected disability claims to the Regional Office (RO), as well as appeals to the Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA) and to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (USCAVC). We will help you file your Notice of Disagreement (NOD) and all of the paperwork after that.
How do I know what percentage disability does the VA assign to different conditions?
The VA has a web page that explains its ratings schedule by condition. It is called the Veterans Benefits Administration References - Web Automated Reference Material System (WARMS). It is the online version of the federal regulations found in 38 C.F.R. Book C, Schedule for Rating Disabilities.
How does VA determine the level of compensation payable?
Service connected compensation for disability is a monthly benefit paid to veterans because of injuries or diseases that happened while on active duty. It can also be paid if a condition is made worse by active military service. The veteran has to prove that the disability claimed is the result of the veteran's military service. The VA then evaluates the medical evidence and assigns a disability rating percentage.
VA evaluates each service-related condition in 10% increments. For some conditions, the maximum level of compensation is 100%. However, for most conditions, the maximum level of compensation is less than 100%. The amount of benefits owed to the veteran are based on the percentage rating assigned.
For a chart of VA compensation based on percentages assigned, click here:
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/comp01.htm
What are VA payments for specific benefit percentages?
The current VA Veterans Compensation Benefits Rate Tables show how much VA compensation is paid for percentage impairments rated at each level from 10% to 100%.
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 | $1064 |
Veteran with Spouse & One Parent | $457 | $649 | $905 | $1136 |
Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents | $493 | $697 | $965 | $1208 |
Veteran with One Parent | $412 | $589 | $830 | $1046 |
Veteran with Two Parents | $448 | $637 | $890 | $1118 |
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 & 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 & Child | $453 | $644 | $899 | $1129 |
Veteran with Child Only | $406 | $581 | $820 | $1034 |
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and Child | $489 | $692 | $959 | $1201 |
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and Child | $525 | $740 | $1019 | $1,273 |
Veteran with One Parent and Child | $442 | $629 | $880 | $1106 |
Veteran with Two Parents and Child | $478 | $677 | $940 | $1178 |
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 & 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 |
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.
Can Members of the Reserve and National Guard Get Service-Connected Compensation Benefits?
Yes. If the injury or disease starts during active federal service. VA pays monthly compensation benefits for disabilities incurred or aggravated during active duty and active duty for training as a result of injury or disease, and for disabilities due to injury, heart attack, or stroke that occurred during inactive duty training.