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December 31, 2018

2019 VA Disability Compensation Pay Rates

Last updated on December 22, 2022

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Hi Veterans, I’ve got some BAD news and some GOOD news for you about 2019 VA disability compensation pay dates!

The BAD news: Part of the Federal government is shut-down…

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Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) increase

In 2019, Veteran’s get a nice 2.8% increase based on a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) increase.

The 2019 VA disability rates are effective as of December 1, 2018.

You’ll begin seeing the new pay rates in your January 2019 disability compensation payment.

You may also qualify for a variety of Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) categories, which for simplicity sake, were not included here.

Eligible veterans with disabilities can receive up to $3,625.99 per month as a tax-free monetary benefit.

Service Connected Disabilities

Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated at 10% or higher can use the following 2019 VA disability pay infographic to determine how much tax-free compensation you’ll get each month.

Veterans with a rating of 10-20% do not receive any extra compensation for dependents, and thus, are paid at the single rate, which is why those rates weren’t included on the chart.

A 10% VA disability rating for 2019 is: $140.05/month

A 20% VA disability rating for 2019 is: $276.84/month

2019 VA Disability Compensation Pay Rates Chart

2019 VA Disability Compensation Pay Rates

Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated at 10% or higher can use the following 2019 VA disability pay chart to determine how much tax-free compensation you’ll get each month.

This chart shows a veteran’s combined VA disability rating and compensation pay rates, for veterans with a service-connected disability at 10% or higher, as well as the difference between what a veteran received in 2018 versus what a veteran will get in 2019:

2018 versus 2019 VA Pay Rates

va pay chart 2019

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About the Author

Brian Reese
Brian Reese

Brian Reese

Brian Reese is a world-renowned VA disability benefits expert and the #1 bestselling author of VA Claim Secrets and You Deserve It. Motivated by his own frustration with the VA claim process, Brian founded VA Claims Insider to help disabled veterans secure their VA disability compensation faster, regardless of their past struggles with the VA. Since 2013, he has positively impacted the lives of over 10 million military, veterans, and their families.

A former active-duty Air Force officer, Brian has extensive experience leading diverse teams in challenging international environments, including a combat tour in Afghanistan in 2011 supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

Brian is a Distinguished Graduate of Management from the United States Air Force Academy and earned his MBA from Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business, where he was a National Honor Scholar, ranking in the top 1% of his class.

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