2026 VA Disability Compensation Calculator

1Your Disability Ratings

Select an extremity if applicable, then click any rating percentage — it's added to your list instantly. Repeat for each service-connected disability.

Official VA method (38 CFR § 4.25): Disabilities are arranged by severity and combined sequentially using Table I. Each rating is applied to your remaining efficiency — not added directly. Example: 60% + 30% → Row 60 × Col 30 = 72% (not 90%), rounded to 70%.

Step 1 — Does your disability affect the upper or lower body extremities? (bilateral factor — § 4.26)

A right thigh and left foot can count as bilateral disabilities because they affect paired lower extremities. The same rule applies to paired upper extremities.

Step 2 — Click a rating percentage to add it:

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2Dependent Information

Dependents increase monthly compensation for combined ratings of 30% or higher.

Marital Status

Dependent Children Age Under 18

Dependent Children Age Between 18 and 23 (enrolled in school full time)

Dependent Parents

3Special Monthly Compensation (SMC-K)

SMC-K is an additional flat payment added on top of your basic compensation for specific qualifying conditions.

A veteran may receive up to 3 SMC-K awards simultaneously.

2026 rate: $139.87 per award (effective Dec. 1, 2025) — added on top of all other compensation.

View official VA Special Monthly Compensation rates →

Number of SMC-K Awards (0 – 3 maximum)

4Employability (TDIU)

Total Disability Individual Unemployability may entitle you to 100% compensation even if your combined rating is below 100%.

TDIU Eligibility: Generally requires either one service-connected disability rated at 60% or more, or multiple service-connected disabilities with one rated at least 40% and a combined rating of 70% or more, and the service-connected disabilities must prevent substantially gainful employment.

Do your service-connected disabilities prevent you from maintaining substantially gainful employment?

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Your results will appear here

Add a disability rating on the left to see your combined rating and estimated monthly compensation — calculated in real time using the official 38 CFR § 4.25 table.

1Your Disability Ratings

2Dependent Information

3Special Monthly Compensation (SMC-K)

4Employability (TDIU)

38 CFR § 4.25 Table I — Step-by-Step Calculation