VA Ratings and Retroactive Awards

If you receive a favorable award from the VA, you should read the Rating Decision closely to make sure that you received all the benefits to which you are entitled. Specifically, you should closely review the VA rating and the effective date of the award.

The following chart demonstrates that your monetary award is significantly larger with a higher Disability Rating.

Disability 10% - 20% (with or without Dependents)

Percentage	Rate
10% Disability	$123
20% Disability	$243

30% - 60% (without Children)

Dependent Status	30% Disability Rating	40% Disability Rating	50% Disability Rating	60% Disability Rating
Veteran Alone	$376	$541	$770	$974
Veteran with Spouse Only	$421	$601	$845	$1,064
Veteran with Spouse & One Parent	$457	$649	$905	$1,136
Veteran with Spouse & Two Parents	$493	$697	$965	$1,208
Veteran with One Parent	$412	$589	$830	$1,046
Veteran with Two Parents	$448	$637	$890	$1,118

70% - 100% (without Children)

Dependent Status	70% Disability Rating	80% Disability Rating	90% Disability Rating	100% Disability Rating
Veteran Alone	$1,228	$1,427	$1,604	$2,673
Veteran with Spouse Only	$1,333	$1,547	$1,739	$2,823
Veteran with Spouse & One Parent	$1,417	$1,643	$1,847	$2,943
Veteran with Spouse & Two Parents	$1,501	$1,739	$1,955	$3,063
Veteran with One Parent	$1,312	$1,523	$1,712	$2,793
Veteran with Two Parents	$1,396	$1,619	$1,820	$2,913

30% - 60% (with Children)

Dependent Status	30% Disability Rating	40% Disability Rating	50% Disability Rating	60% Disability Rating
Veteran with Spouse and Child	$453	$644	$899	$1,129
Veteran with Child Only	$406	$581	$820	$1,034
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent & Child	$489	$692	$959	$1,201
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and Child	$525	$740	$1,019	$1,273
Veteran with One Parent & Child	$442	$629	$880	$1,106
Veteran with Two Parents and Child	$478	$677	$940	$1,178
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18	$22	$30	$37	$45

70% - 100% (with Children)

Dependent Status	70% Disability Rating	80% Disability Rating	90% Disability Rating	100% Disability Rating
Veteran with Spouse and Child	$1,409	$1,634	$1,837	$2,932
Veteran with Child Only	$1,298	$1,507	$1,694	$2,774
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent & Child	$1,493	$1,730	$1,945	$3,052
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and Child	$1,577	$1,826	$2,053	$3,172
Veteran with One Parent & Child	$1,382	$1,603	$1,802	$2,894
Veteran with Two Parents and Child	$1,466	$1,699	$1,910	$3,014
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18	$52	$60	$67	$75

In some cases, your award may have an effective date that could go back for decades. When this happens, the VA is required to pay you all of the benefits you would have received over the years, i.e. retroactively or back pay. This could result in a very large award of money.

When you get a rating decision, you should have the decision reviewed by an attorney to make sure that you not only received the right rating but also that the award was started granted with the correct effective date.

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