2025 VA Disability Rates With Dependents
With the official announcement from the Social Security Administration (SSA) approving a 2.5% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2025, disabled veterans with a VA disability rating of 10% or higher can now find their new 2025 VA disability compensation rates, including extra pay for dependents, below.
The 2025 VA pay rates take effect on December 1, 2024, and will be reflected in your monthly VA disability payments beginning January 1, 2025. Click here to see the 2025 VA disability payment dates.
2025 VA Disability Rates by Dependent Status
10% — 20% VA Disability Ratings
- 10%: $175.51
- 20%: $346.95
30% — 60% VA Disability Ratings (No Children)
Veteran Alone (no dependents):
- 30%: $537.42
- 40%: $774.16
- 50%: $1,102.04
- 60%: $1,395.93
With Spouse (no parents or children):
- 30%: $600.97
- 40%: $859.24
- 50%: $1,208.64
- 60%: $1,524.05
With Spouse and 1 Parent (no children):
- 30%: $652.22
- 40%: $926.89
- 50%: $1,293.71
- 60%: $1,626.55
With Spouse and 2 Parents (no children):
- 30%: $703.47
- 40%: $994.54
- 50%: $1,378.79
- 60%: $1,729.05
With 1 Parent (no spouse or children):
- 30%: $588.67
- 40%: $841.81
- 50%: $1,187.11
- 60%: $1,498.43
With 2 Parents (no spouse or children):
- 30%: $639.92
- 40%: $909.46
- 50%: $1,272.19
- 60%: $1,600.93
Spouse receiving Aid and Attendance:
- 30%: $58.43
- 40%: $77.90
- 50%: $97.38
- 60%: $116.85
70% — 100% VA Disability Ratings (No Children)
Veteran Alone (no dependents):
- 70%: $1,759.19
- 80%: $2,044.89
- 90%: $2,297.96
- 100%: $3,831.30
With Spouse (no parents or children):
- 70%: $1,907.81
- 80%: $2,215.04
- 90%: $2,489.63
- 100%: $4,044.91
With Spouse and 1 Parent (no children):
- 70%: $2,027.74
- 80%: $2,351.36
- 90%: $2,643.38
- 100%: $4,216.35
With Spouse and 2 Parents (no children):
- 70%: $2,147.66
- 80%: $2,487.69
- 90%: $2,797.13
- 100%: $4,387.79
With 1 Parent (no spouse or children):
- 70%: $1,879.11
- 80%: $2,181.21
- 90%: $2,451.71
- 100%: $4,002.74
With 2 Parents (no spouse or children):
- 70%: $1,999.04
- 80%: $2,317.54
- 90%: $2,605.46
- 100%: $4,174.18
Spouse receiving Aid and Attendance:
- 70%: $137.35
- 80%: $156.83
- 90%: $176.30
- 100%: $195.92
30% — 60% VA Disability Ratings (With Children)
Veteran with 1 Child Only (no spouse or parents):
- 30%: $579.44
- 40%: $830.54
- 50%: $1,172.76
- 60%: $1,481.00
With 1 Child and Spouse (no parents):
- 30%: $648.12
- 40%: $921.76
- 50%: $1,286.54
- 60%: $1,617.33
With 1 Child, Spouse, and 1 Parent:
- 30%: $699.37
- 40%: $989.41
- 50%: $1,371.61
- 60%: $1,719.83
With 1 Child, Spouse, and 2 Parents:
- 30%: $750.62
- 40%: $1,057.06
- 50%: $1,456.69
- 60%: $1,822.33
With 1 Child and 1 Parent (no spouse):
- 30%: $630.69
- 40%: $898.19
- 50%: $1,257.84
- 60%: $1,583.50
With 1 Child and 2 Parents (no spouse):
- 30%: $681.94
- 40%: $965.84
- 50%: $1,342.91
- 60%: $1,686.00
Each additional child under age 18:
- 30%: $31.78
- 40%: $42.03
- 50%: $52.28
- 60%: $63.55
Each additional child over age 18 in a qualifying school program:
- 30%: $102.50
- 40%: $136.33
- 50%: $171.18
- 60%: $205.00
Spouse receiving Aid and Attendance:
- 30%: $58.43
- 40%: $77.90
- 50%: $97.38
- 60%: $116.85
70% — 100% VA Disability Ratings (With Children)
Veteran with 1 Child Only (no spouse or parents):
- 70%: $1,858.61
- 80%: $2,158.66
- 90%: $2,426.08
- 100%: $3,974.15
With 1 Child and Spouse (no parents):
- 70%: $2,017.49
- 80%: $2,340.09
- 90%: $2,630.06
- 100%: $4,201.34
With 1 Child, Spouse, and 1 Parent:
- 70%: $2,137.41
- 80%: $2,476.41
- 90%: $2,783.81
- 100%: $4,372.78
With 1 Child, Spouse, and 2 Parents:
- 70%: $2,257.34
- 80%: $2,612.74
- 90%: $2,937.56
- 100%: $4,544.22
With 1 Child and 1 Parent (no spouse):
- 70%: $1,978.54
- 80%: $2,294.99
- 90%: $2,579.83
- 100%: $4,145.59
With 1 Child and 2 Parents (no spouse):
- 70%: $2,098.46
- 80%: $2,431.31
- 90%: $2,733.58
- 100%: $4,317.03
Each additional child under age 18:
- 70%: $73.80
- 80%: $84.05
- 90%: $95.33
- 100%: $106.14
Each additional child over age 18 in a qualifying school program:
- 70%: $239.85
- 80%: $273.68
- 90%: $308.53
- 100%: $342.85
Spouse receiving Aid and Attendance:
- 70%: $137.35
- 80%: $156.83
- 90%: $176.30
- 100%: $195.92
2025 VA Disability Compensation Rates: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Increase?
On October 10, 2024, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a 2.5% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2025. Veterans with a VA disability rating of 10% or higher will see this increase reflected in their VA disability compensation starting with the January 2025 payment.
How Does the VA Determine My Overall Disability Rating?
The VA assigns disability ratings using 38 CFR, Part 4, the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD), which evaluates and rates more than 900 medical conditions. Ratings range from 0% to 100%, in 10% increments, based on the severity of your symptoms and how they impact your ability to work, perform daily activities, and interact socially. Each condition is assigned a specific diagnostic code with an individual rating. If you have multiple conditions, the VA uses a combined rating system to determine your overall benefit amount.
How Can I Calculate My Combined VA Rating?
After the VA processes your disability claim, you’ll receive a rating decision letter outlining each condition’s rating and your total combined VA disability rating. This combined rating determines your monthly compensation. You can easily calculate your combined VA rating using VA Claims Insider’s VA disability calculator.
Do My Dependents Qualify for Extra VA Compensation?
Veterans with a combined disability rating of 30% or higher may qualify for additional monthly compensation for their dependents. This extra compensation can significantly increase your overall VA payment. Eligible dependents include your spouse, children, and in some cases, dependent parents. The 2025 VA disability pay chart reflects these adjustments, ensuring your compensation is calculated with dependents in mind.
Is VA Disability Compensation Pay Tax-Free?
Yes, VA disability compensation is completely tax-free at both the federal and state levels. This ensures that the benefits you receive are not reduced by income taxes, allowing you to fully utilize your compensation.
How Do I Increase My VA Rating?
If your symptoms have worsened since your last evaluation, you can apply for a VA disability rating increase by submitting a new claim on VA.gov. Be sure to include updated medical evidence showing how your condition has deteriorated and now meets the criteria for a higher rating.
How Do I Find a VA-Accredited Representative?
A VA-accredited representative — such as a Veteran Service Officer (VSO), claims agent, or attorney — can assist you with filing a claim or appeal. Click here to find and appoint an accredited representative to help you with your VA disability claim.
Where Can I Find VA Disability Claim Tips?
Brian Reese, the VA Claims Insider, has shared his 10 Secret Tips to help veterans win their VA disability claims faster — even if you’ve already filed, been denied benefits, don’t know where to start, or have lost hope. Check out these insider tips and strategies to get the VA disability benefits you’ve earned for serving our country!
About the Author
Brian Reese is one of the world’s top VA disability benefits experts and the #1 bestselling author of VA Claim Secrets and You Deserve It. Frustrated with the VA claim process, Brian founded VA Claims Insider to help disabled veterans win their VA disability compensation faster. He has served over 10 million military members and veterans since 2013. A former Air Force officer, Brian deployed to Afghanistan in 2011. He is a Distinguished Graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy and holds an MBA from Oklahoma State University, where he was a National Honor Scholar.
