VA disability pay goes up 3.6% on December 1, 2026. By my estimate, a veteran rated 100% with no dependents goes from $3,938.58 to $4,080.37 a month, a raise of $141.79 a month or $1,701.48 a year. At 70% alone, the monthly rate goes from $1,808.45 to $1,873.55.

Every 2027 figure on this page is an estimate. Social Security announced the 3.6% increase on October 14, 2026, and VA says the law requires it to match that increase. VA had not posted its 2027 table on its rates page when I checked on November 7, 2026, and Congress had not yet passed this year's veterans' increase bill (S. 4487). Until VA posts its table, use these figures for planning only.

2027 VA disability pay chart: veteran alone

Combined rating2026 official2027 estimateMonthly increase
10%$180.42$186.92$6.50
20%$356.66$369.50$12.84
30%$552.47$572.36$19.89
40%$795.84$824.49$28.65
50%$1,132.90$1,173.68$40.78
60%$1,435.02$1,486.68$51.66
70%$1,808.45$1,873.55$65.10
80%$2,102.15$2,177.83$75.68
90%$2,362.30$2,447.34$85.04
100%$3,938.58$4,080.37$141.79

At 10% and 20%, VA pays the same amount no matter who is in your household. A 0% rating pays nothing on its own.

2027 rates with a spouse or children

From 30% up, VA adds money for a spouse, children and dependent parents. The "spouse and one child" and "one child" columns already include the first child. Add the amounts in the last table for each child after the first.

Combined ratingSpouse, no childrenSpouse and one childOne child, no spouse
30%$640.36$690.36$617.36
40%$915.49$981.49$884.49
50%$1,286.68$1,370.68$1,249.68
60%$1,622.68$1,722.68$1,577.68
70%$2,032.55$2,148.55$1,979.55
80%$2,359.83$2,492.83$2,298.83
90%$2,651.34$2,801.34$2,583.34
100%$4,307.87$4,474.47$4,232.51

2027 rates with dependent parents

A dependent parent is one whose income is low enough that VA counts them as relying on you. Use these rows only if VA has added a parent to your award.

Combined ratingSpouse and one parentSpouse and two parentsOne parentTwo parents
30%$694.36$748.36$626.36$680.36
40%$988.49$1,061.49$897.49$970.49
50%$1,377.68$1,468.68$1,264.68$1,355.68
60%$1,731.68$1,840.68$1,595.68$1,704.68
70%$2,159.55$2,286.55$2,000.55$2,127.55
80%$2,505.83$2,651.83$2,323.83$2,469.83
90%$2,815.34$2,979.34$2,611.34$2,775.34
100%$4,490.45$4,673.03$4,262.95$4,445.53

With a child and one or two dependent parents:

Combined ratingSpouse, one child, one parentSpouse, one child, two parentsOne child, one parentOne child, two parents
30%$744.36$798.36$671.36$725.36
40%$1,054.49$1,127.49$957.49$1,030.49
50%$1,461.68$1,552.68$1,340.68$1,431.68
60%$1,831.68$1,940.68$1,686.68$1,795.68
70%$2,275.55$2,402.55$2,106.55$2,233.55
80%$2,638.83$2,784.83$2,444.83$2,590.83
90%$2,965.34$3,129.34$2,747.34$2,911.34
100%$4,657.05$4,839.63$4,415.09$4,597.67

Added amounts for more children and a spouse who needs Aid and Attendance

Start from the household row that fits, then add these. A schoolchild over 18 is a child from 18 to 23 in a VA-approved school program, and that amount replaces the under-18 amount for that child.

Combined ratingEach additional child under 18Each schoolchild over 18Spouse Aid and Attendance
30%$33.00$109.00$62.00
40%$45.00$146.00$83.00
50%$56.00$182.00$104.00
60%$67.00$219.00$125.00
70%$79.00$255.00$146.00
80%$90.00$292.00$166.00
90%$101.00$328.00$187.00
100%$113.04$365.14$208.66

EX 2148.55 79 2227.55 2150.45 90/70diff 573.79 100 annual 1701.48

Worked example: 70%, a spouse and two children

This fictional example assumes a 70% rating, a spouse, two children under 18 and no dependent parents.

  1. Start with the 70% row for a spouse and one child: $2,148.55.
  2. Add the 70% amount for one more child under 18: $79.00.
  3. The estimated 2027 monthly payment is $2,227.55, up from $2,150.45 under the 2026 table.

Do not add the first child twice. The starting row already counts that child.

When the 2027 rates reach your bank account

The new rates apply to the benefit month of December 2026. VA pays each month at the start of the following month, so the December payment is the first one at the new rate. January 1, 2027 is a federal holiday, so that payment is due on Thursday, December 31, 2026.

You do not need to file anything to get the increase. VA applies it to every compensation award.

How I estimated the 2027 table

A common shortcut is to multiply every number in last year's table by 1.036. That is close, but it is not how VA builds its table, and it misses by up to about a dollar on most household amounts.

VA's table is built from parts. Each rating has a basic rate for a veteran alone, and each type of dependent adds a set amount. The 100% amounts carry cents. From 30% to 90%, each dependent amount is that rating's share of the 100% amount, cut to a whole dollar. I applied the 3.6% increase to the 2026 basic rates and the 100% dependent amounts, rounded to the cent, then rebuilt every row the same way VA does.

To check the method, I ran it on VA's 2025 table with last year's 2.8% increase and compared the result with VA's published 2026 table. It matched 115 of 120 published amounts to the cent. The five misses were spouse Aid and Attendance amounts from 30% to 70%, each off by one dollar. So treat the Aid and Attendance column above as accurate to about a dollar. Multiplying every household row by the increase instead missed 77 of 96 household amounts.

VA will publish its own table, and that table is what you will be paid. I will replace these estimates with VA's official figures once VA posts them.

Which rating should I look up?

Use your combined rating, not the sum of your individual ratings. A 50% and a 30% combine to 65%, which rounds to 70%, so you would read the 70% row. Why 50% and 30% become 70% walks through the math, including the bilateral factor.

Claim Raven's free VA disability calculator does it for you. Enter each rating VA assigned and your household, and it shows your combined rating and monthly pay. It uses VA's official 2026 table today and will move to the 2027 table after VA publishes it.

Will the increase change my back pay?

Only for months from December 2026 on. Each month of back pay is paid at the table in force for that month, so an award that starts before December 1, 2026 uses the 2026 table for those earlier months. The VA back pay calculator applies the right table to each month and counts only the difference if VA was already paying you a lower rating. How to check VA back pay shows the month-by-month method.

Sources and limits

The 2026 rates and the 2025 table used to check the method come from VA's current rates and VA's 2025 rates, checked November 7, 2026. The 3.6% increase comes from Social Security's 2027 announcement. The 2027 figures are my estimates, not VA's numbers. They cover basic compensation only and leave out special monthly compensation, offsets and withholding. The example is fictional.