VA Disability Rates 2024 will increase by 3.2% starting January 2024 as announced by the Social Security Administration.
Disabled veterans with a 10% VA rating or higher can use the official 2024 VA Disability Pay Chart below to determine their new monthly pay rate with dependents.
- VA Disability Rates 2024 & Pay Chart With Dependents
- What Is the 2024 VA Disability Increase?
- 2024 COLA Increase vs. 2023 COLA For Disabled Veterans
- Can Dependents Get 2024 VA Disability Pay?
- How Can I Calculate My Combined VA Rating Percentage?
- Can I Apply to Receive a Higher VA Disability Rating?
- About the Author
VA Disability Rates 2024 & Pay Chart With Dependents
The official 2024 VA disability rates with the new 3.2% COLA increase:
| VA Rating | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran Alone | $171.23 | $338.49 | $524.31 | $755.28 | $1,075.16 | $1,361.88 | $1,716.28 | $1,995.01 | $2,241.91 | $3,737.85 |
| Veteran & 1 Child | $171.23 | $338.49 | $565.31 | $810.28 | $1,144.16 | $1,444.88 | $1,813.29 | $2,106.01 | $2,366.91 | $3,877.22 |
| Veteran & 1 Parent | $171.23 | $338.49 | $574.31 | $821.28 | $1,158.16 | $1,461.88 | $1,833.28 | $2,128.01 | $2,391.91 | $3,905.11 |
| Veteran & Spouse | $171.23 | $338.49 | $586.31 | $838.28 | $1,179.16 | $1,486.88 | $1,861.28 | $2,161.01 | $2,428.91 | $3,946.25 |
| Veteran, 1 Parent, & 1 Child | $171.23 | $338.49 | $615.31 | $876.28 | $1,227.16 | $1,544.88 | $1,930.28 | $2,239.01 | $2,516.91 | $4,044.48 |
| Veteran & 2 Parents | $171.23 | $338.49 | $624.31 | $887.28 | $1,241.16 | $1,561.88 | $1,950.28 | $2,261.01 | $2,541.91 | $4,072.37 |
| Veteran, Spouse, & 1 Child | $171.23 | $338.49 | $632.31 | $899.28 | $1,255.16 | $1,577.88 | $1,968.28 | $2,283.01 | $2,565.91 | $4,098.87 |
| Veteran, Spouse, & 1 Parent | $171.23 | $338.49 | $636.31 | $904.28 | $1,262.16 | $1,586.88 | $1,978.28 | $2,294.01 | $2,578.91 | $4,113.51 |
| Veteran, 2 Parents, & 1 Child | $171.23 | $338.49 | $665.31 | $942.28 | $1,310.16 | $1,644.88 | $2,047.28 | $2,372.01 | $2,666.91 | $4,211.74 |
| Veteran, Spouse, 1 Parent, & 1 Child | $171.23 | $338.49 | $682.31 | $965.28 | $1,338.16 | $1,677.88 | $2,085.28 | $2,416.01 | $2,715.91 | $4,266.13 |
| Veteran, Spouse, & 2 Parents | $171.23 | $338.49 | $688.31 | $970.28 | $1,345.16 | $1,686.88 | $2,095.28 | $2,427.01 | $2,727.91 | $4,280.77 |
| Veteran, Spouse, 2 Parents, & 1 Child | $171.23 | $338.49 | $732.31 | $1,031.28 | $1,421.16 | $1,777.88 | $2,202.28 | $2,549.01 | $2,865.91 | $4,433.39 |
| Additional Children under 18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $31.00 | $41.00 | $51.00 | $62.00 | $72.00 | $82.00 | $93.00 | $103.55 |
| Children 18-23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $100.00 | $133.00 | $167.00 | $200.00 | $234.00 | $267.00 | $301.00 | $334.49 |
| Aid and Attendance (A/A) Spouse | $0.00 | $0.00 | $57.00 | $76.00 | $95.00 | $114.00 | $134.00 | $153.00 | $172.00 | $191.14 |
Notes:
- The VA disability pay chart 2024 for each school child are shown separately. They are not included with any other pay 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 and add the rate for one school child.
- Where the veteran has a spouse, who is determined to require Aid and Attendance (A/A), add the figure shown as “Aid and Attendance (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 $134.16 for additional for A/A spouse to the rate for a 70% veteran to calculate the total amount.
What Is the 2024 VA Disability Increase?
The 2024 VA disability increase is 3.2%.
Disabled veterans with a 10% VA disability rating or higher will see a 3.2% COLA increase on their monthly VA disability compensation payment starting January 2024.
2024 COLA Increase vs. 2023 COLA For Disabled Veterans
The final 2024 COLA increase of 3.2% came in as expected, mainly because inflation continues to cool in the U.S. economy, which was reflected in the latest CPI data.
The 2023 COLA increase was significantly higher than normal at 8.7%; it was the largest annual pay increase in more than 40 years.
Can Dependents Get 2024 VA Disability Pay?
Dependents do not qualify for VA disability payments directly; however, they can increase your overall monthly VA disability payment for 2024 since they are dependent on your income.
The VA disability chart factors in parents, spouses, and children that are legally considered dependents.
How Can I Calculate My Combined VA Rating Percentage?
After the VA rates your disability claim, they will send you a rating decision letter that will detail each condition’s individual rating and your total combined rating.
Your total combined rating is the rating percentage used to find your payment rate in the chart.
You can also quickly calculate your combined VA rating using our free VA disability calculator.
Can I Apply to Receive a Higher VA Disability Rating?
Yes, you can apply for VA disability benefits or a VA disability increase, simply by submitting a new VA claim online for free at VA.gov along with medical records for each condition you’re claiming.
The new VA website is like “Turbo-Tax” for VA disability claims: Each screen will provide you with step-by-step instructions and on-screen tips to help you prepare and file your claim online.
If you choose to go this route (which I recommend), select the Fully Developed Claim (FDC) option, and make sure you have the proper evidence for your FDC ready to upload:
- Service Treatment Records (STRs), VA Medical Records, and/or Private Treatment Records
- Nexus Letters (if you weren’t diagnosed in-service or if your STRs lack evidence)
- VA Statements in Support of a Claim for each condition you’re claiming
- Buddy Letters (if your STRs lack evidence of your claimed condition)
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).
