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Combined ratings / 60% and 30%

38 CFR 4.25 Table I · checked 2026-10-20

60% and 30% VA rating combined

A 60% and a 30% rating combine to 72, which VA rounds down to 70%. The 30% is not added to the 60%: it takes 30% of the 40% efficiency the first rating leaves, which is 12 points. At 70% a veteran alone receives $1,808.45 a month and a veteran with a spouse $1,961.45.

Table I value72%Rounded once70%60 + 30 → 721234
  1. 1First rating 60 squares
  2. 230% of what is left 12 squares
  3. 3Efficiency left 28%
  4. 4Combined rating 70%
Table I value
72%
VA rating
70%
Monthly, alone
$1,808.45
Efficiency left
28%

The arithmetic, step by step

  1. Order by severity: 60% first, then 30%.
  2. After the 60% rating, 40% efficiency is left. The 30% rating takes 30% of that: 30 × 40 ÷ 100 = 12.
  3. 60 + 12 = 72. That is the figure printed in Table I at row 60, column 30.
  4. Round once to the nearest 10, values ending in 5 going up: 72 becomes 70%.

Because 72 ends in 2, it rounds down. The 30% still lifts the rating 10 points above the 60% alone. One more 10% rating would lift it to 75, rated 80%.

Added together, the two ratings would make 90. VA's method gives 70, 20 points less. The gap grows with the size of the ratings, because each later rating works on a smaller remainder.

What 70% pays

60% alone$1,435.0260% + 30% (70%)$1,808.45With another 10% (80%)$2,102.15
Monthly compensation, veteran with no dependents, VA rates effective December 1, 2025. Bars to scale from zero.

At 70%, VA's table effective December 1, 2025 pays $1,808.45 a month to a veteran alone, $1,961.45 with a spouse, and $2,074.45 with a spouse and one child under 18. Compared with 60% alone ($1,435.02), the pair adds $373.43 a month for a veteran with no dependents. The 70% pay page lists every dependent row.

If a third rating is added

A third 10% rating would combine with 72, not with 70: 72 and 10 give 75, rated 80%, one step up. The smallest single rating that moves this pair up a step is 10%, reaching 75 and 80% ($2,102.15 a month alone).

On the numbers alone this pair meets the schedular threshold for a total rating based on unemployability in 38 CFR 4.16(a): one disability rated at least 60%. Meeting the percentages is only the start; VA must also find that service-connected disabilities prevent substantially gainful work. See the TDIU guide.

If the two ratings are on paired limbs

When the 60% and the 30% are on the left and right leg (or both arms), 38 CFR 4.26 adds a bilateral factor: 60 and 30 combine to 72, plus 10% of that gives 79, rated 80%. Here the factor moves the rating from 70% to 80%, worth $2,102.15 a month alone instead of $1,808.45. The bilateral factor guide has the full rule.

Conditions that are rated at 60% and 30%

Diagnostic codes on this site with a 60% level include Meniere's disease (DC 6205), Shoulder replacement (DC 5051), Knee replacement (DC 5055), Intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) (DC 5243), Sciatic nerve (radiculopathy) (DC 8520), Epilepsy (seizures) (DC 8910), Asthma (DC 6602), COPD (DC 6604), Hypertension (high blood pressure) (DC 7101), Varicose veins (DC 7120), Hernia (inguinal, ventral, umbilical) (DC 7338), Eczema (dermatitis) (DC 7806), Diabetes mellitus (type 2) (DC 7913), Prostate conditions (voiding dysfunction) (DC 7527). A 30% level appears in Vertigo (peripheral vestibular disorder), Meniere's disease, PTSD, Shoulder replacement, Hip replacement, Knee replacement, Shoulder (arm) limitation of motion, Elbow (forearm) limitation of flexion, Back strain (lumbosacral or cervical strain), Knee instability, Knee limitation of flexion, Knee limitation of extension, Flat feet (pes planus), Plantar fasciitis, Foot injury (other), Hip (thigh) limitation of flexion, Migraines, Carpal tunnel (median nerve), Common peroneal nerve (foot drop), Sleep apnea, Asthma, COPD, Allergic rhinitis, Chronic sinusitis, Supraventricular arrhythmia (incl. AFib), GERD (acid reflux), Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Hernia (inguinal, ventral, umbilical), Scars of the head, face or neck, Deep scars (not head, face or neck), Painful or unstable scars, Eczema (dermatitis), Prostate conditions (voiding dysfunction), TMJ (temporomandibular disorder).

38 CFR 4.104, diagnostic code 7120, Varicose veins, 60%: “Persistent edema or subcutaneous induration, stasis pigmentation or eczema, and persistent ulceration.”

38 CFR 4.71a, diagnostic code 5201, Shoulder (arm) limitation of motion, 30%: “Midway between side and shoulder level (flexion and/or abduction limited to 45 degrees).”

38 CFR 4.71a, diagnostic code 5237, Back strain (lumbosacral or cervical strain), 30%: “Forward flexion of the cervical spine 15 degrees or less; or favorable ankylosis of the entire cervical spine.”

38 CFR 4.119, diagnostic code 7913, Diabetes mellitus (type 2), 60%: “Requiring one or more daily injections of insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities, with episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring one or two hospitalizations per year or twice a month visits to a diabetic care provider, plus complications that would not be compensable if separately evaluated.”

Criteria summarized from the rating schedule; each condition page links to the regulation.

Other pairs

4 other pairs also round to 70%: 70+10, 60+20, 50+40, 50+30.

For three or more ratings, or to add dependents, use the calculator. Background: why 50 and 50 is not 100.

Rating Ledger is not part of VA and does not file or decide claims. Amounts are VA's published monthly rates effective December 1, 2025 for a veteran, before any deduction or special monthly compensation; ratings follow 38 CFR 4.25 and 38 CFR 4.26. Last checked 2026-10-20. Only a VA rating decision sets a rating or a payment. See the methodology.