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June 12, 2019

VA Disability Pay Dates 2020 – The Experts Guide

Last updated on December 23, 2022

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Hi Veterans, Brian Reese here from VA Claims Insider and in this post, I’m explaining the VA Disability Pay Dates 2020 in detail.

One of the questions I get asked all the time is this:

“Brian, I got my new VA disability rating thanks to you and VA Claims Insider Elite, but I want to know the actual VA pay dates for 2020. Do you know when I will start getting paid?”

Awe yes, a very good question, and an important one for disabled veterans and their families.

So let’s dive right into the VA payment schedule for 2020.

VA Disability Payment Schedule Explained

For all VA disability compensation benefits, the actual benefit for a month is paid the first business day of the following month.

However, when the first business day of the month falls on a non-business day or a holiday, VA compensation benefits will be paid on the last business day prior to the first of the month.

For example, the January 2020 VA disability compensation payment will be paid on January 31, 2020, which is the last business day prior to the first of the next month (February).

So if you’re a disabled veteran or a family member, I built this 2020 VA pay dates tracker to help you know “when” your monthly tax-free VA compensation will be direct deposited into your checking or savings account.

If you’d like to know the day of the week that you’ll get your VA disability pay 2020, this is for you veterans.

Please note that you may get your direct deposit payment sooner depending upon your bank.

USAA pay dates and Navy Federal pay dates for 2020 VA disability compensation rates will arrive 1-2 days prior if you’re doing direct deposit from the VA.

For example, I use direct deposit for my VA compensation payment, which goes directly to my Navy Federal checking account each month.

My October 2019 VA payment should have been paid on November 1, 2019, but it arrived in my account one day early, on October 31, 2019.

Navy Federal VA Compensation Payment Date Example 1

Okay, let’s examine November 2019 since it had Thanksgiving.

The November 2019 VA payment should have been paid on November 29, 2019, but yet, it arrived in my Navy Federal Checking Account two days early, on November 27, 2019.

Navy Federal Checking VA payment dates example

The 2020 COLA jump was 1.6%, which means disabled veterans rated at 10% or higher by the VA will receive a 1.6% increase in their 2020 VA pay rates.

Click HERE to view the full 2020 VA disability pay chart.

Looking for the complete list of VA disability rates for 2020? Click HERE now.

VA Disability Pay Dates 2020 – VA Pay Schedule

MonthPayment DateDay of Week
January 2020January 31Friday
February 2020 February 28Friday
March 2020 April 1Wednesday
April 2020May 1Friday
May 2020June 1Monday
June 2020July 1Wednesday
July 2020July 31Friday
August 2020September 1Tuesday
September 2020October 1Thursday
October 2020October 30Friday
November 2020December 1Tuesday
December 2020December 30Wednesday

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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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