2024 VA disability pay charts are effective December 1, 2023, payable starting January 1, 2024, and will increase by 3.2% based on the new Social Security Administration’s 2024 COLA increase.
Disabled veterans can use the 2024 VA disability rates below to determine their new monthly VA disability compensation payment amount.
- 2024 VA Disability Pay Charts
- Veterans with a 10% to 20% VA disability rating:
- Veterans with a 30% to 60% VA disability rating (no children):
- Veterans with a 70% to 100% VA disability rating (no children):
- Veterans with a 30% to 60% VA disability rating (with children):
- Veterans with a 70% to 100% VA disability rating (with children):
- Is VA Disability Pay Tax Free?
- How Does the VA Determine My VA Disability Rating?
- How Do I Increase My VA Rating?
- YOU SERVED. YOU DESERVE. We Got Your Six!
- About the Author
2024 VA Disability Pay Charts
Veterans with a 10% to 20% VA disability rating:
| VA Rating | 2024 VA Pay Rate |
|---|---|
| 10% | $171.23 |
| 20% | $338.49 |
Veterans with a 30% to 60% VA disability rating (no children):
| Dependent Status | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran Alone | $524.31 | $755.28 | $1,075.16 | $1,361.88 |
| Veteran with Spouse Only | $586.23 | $837.84 | $1,178.37 | $1,486.75 |
| Veteran with Spouse & One Parent | $635.76 | $903.89 | $1,261.95 | $1,586.85 |
| Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents | $685.30 | $969.94 | $1,345.54 | $1,686.96 |
| Veteran with One Parent | $573.84 | $821.33 | $1,158.75 | $1,461.98 |
| Veteran with Two Parents | $623.38 | $887.38 | $1,242.34 | $1,562.09 |
| Additional for A/A spouse | $57.79 | $76.37 | $95.98 | $114.55 |
Veterans with a 70% to 100% VA disability rating (no children):
| Dependent Status | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran Alone | $1,716.28 | $1,995.01 | $2,241.91 | $3,737.85 |
| Veteran with Spouse Only | $1,861.79 | $2,161.16 | $2,428.70 | $3,946.25 |
| Veteran with Spouse and One Parent | $1,978.41 | $2,294.29 | $2,578.34 | $4,113.51 |
| Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents | $2,095.02 | $2,428.45 | $2,727.98 | $4,280.77 |
| Veteran with One Parent | $1,832.89 | $2,128.14 | $2,391.55 | $3,905.11 |
| Veteran with Two Parents | $1,949.51 | $2,261.27 | $2,541.19 | $4,072.36 |
| Additional for A/A spouse | $134.16 | $152.74 | $172.34 | $191.14 |
Veterans with a 30% to 60% VA disability rating (with children):
| Dependent Status | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran with Child Only | $565.59 | $811.01 | $1,144.30 | $1,445.47 |
| Veteran with Spouse and Child | $631.64 | $898.73 | $1,254.73 | $1,577.57 |
| Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and Child | $681.17 | $964.78 | $1,338.32 | $1,677.67 |
| Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and Child | $730.71 | $1,030.82 | $1,421.91 | $1,777.77 |
| Veteran with One Parent and Child | $615.12 | $877.06 | $1,227.89 | $1,545.57 |
| Veteran with Two Parents and Child | $664.66 | $943.10 | $1,311.49 | $1,645.68 |
| Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18 | $30.96 | $41.28 | $51.60 | $61.92 |
| Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18 | $100.10 | $133.13 | $167.18 | $200.21 |
| Additional for A/A spouse | $57.79 | $76.37 | $95.98 | $114.55 |
Veterans with a 70% to 100% VA disability rating (with children):
| Dependent Status | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran with one Child (no spouse and no parents) | $1,813.29 | $2,106.47 | $2,366.78 | $3,877.22 |
| Veteran with Spouse and Child (no parents) | $1,968.09 | $2,282.94 | $2,565.95 | $4,098.88 |
| Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and One Child | $2,084.70 | $2,416.07 | $2,715.59 | $4,266.13 |
| Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and Child | $2,201.32 | $2,549.19 | $2,865.23 | $4,433.39 |
| Veteran with One Parent and Child | $1,929.90 | $2,239.59 | $2,516.42 | $4,044.48 |
| Veteran with Two Parents and Child | $2,046.52 | $2,372.72 | $2,666.06 | $4,211.74 |
| Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18 | $72.24 | $82.56 | $92.88 | $103.55 |
| Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18 | $233.23 | $267.29 | $300.31 | $334.49 |
| Additional for A/A spouse | $134.16 | $152.74 | $172.34 | $191.14 |
Is VA Disability Pay Tax Free?
Yes, VA disability compensation pay is tax free at both the federal and state levels.
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How Does the VA Determine My VA Disability Rating?
The VA uses the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) as a guide to evaluate and rate your disabilities.
The VASRD is a comprehensive list of 834 VA disabilities and their corresponding ratings, ranging from 0% to 100% in increments of 10%.
The ratings are used to quantify the severity of each disability based upon your current symptoms and how those symptoms negatively affect your work, life, and social functioning.
How Do I Increase My VA Rating?
You can apply for a VA disability increase by submitting a new VA claim online for free at VA.gov along with medical records for each condition you’re claiming.
Your medical evidence should show how your symptoms are worse and meet the higher rating criteria for each condition.
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About the Author
Brian Reese
Brian Reese is one of the top VA disability benefits experts in the world and bestselling author of You Deserve It: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Veteran Benefits You’ve Earned (Second Edition).
Brian’s frustration with the VA claim process led him to create VA Claims Insider, which provides disabled veterans with tips, strategies, and lessons learned to win their VA disability compensation claim, faster, even if they’ve already filed, been denied, gave up, or don’t know where to start.
As the founder of VA Claims Insider and CEO of Military Disability Made Easy, he has helped serve more than 10 million military members and veterans since 2013 through free online educational resources.
He is a former active duty Air Force officer with extensive experience leading hundreds of individuals and multi-functional teams in challenging international environments, including a combat tour to Afghanistan in 2011 supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.
Brian is a Distinguished Graduate of Management from the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, and he holds an MBA from Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business, Stillwater, OK, where he was a National Honor Scholar (Top 1% of Graduate School class).
