VA pay by rating / 100%
Effective December 1, 2025 · checked 2026-10-20
100% VA disability pay
A 100% VA disability rating pays $3,938.58 a month to a veteran with no dependents and $4,158.17 with a spouse, under the rates effective December 1, 2025. Over twelve months that is $47,262.96 for a veteran alone. The previous table, effective December 1, 2024, paid $3,831.30, so the 100% rate rose $107.28 (2.8%).
- 1100% alone $3,938.58
100% pay for every dependent row
| Dependent status | Monthly | Above alone |
|---|---|---|
| Veteran alone (no dependents) | $3,938.58 | — |
| With spouse (no parents or children) | $4,158.17 | +$219.59 |
| With spouse and 1 parent (no children) | $4,334.41 | +$395.83 |
| With spouse and 2 parents (no children) | $4,510.65 | +$572.07 |
| With 1 parent (no spouse or children) | $4,114.82 | +$176.24 |
| With 2 parents (no spouse or children) | $4,291.06 | +$352.48 |
| With 1 child only (no spouse or parents) | $4,085.43 | +$146.85 |
| With spouse and 1 child (no parents) | $4,318.99 | +$380.41 |
| With spouse, 1 child and 1 parent | $4,495.23 | +$556.65 |
| With spouse, 1 child and 2 parents | $4,671.47 | +$732.89 |
| With 1 child and 1 parent (no spouse) | $4,261.67 | +$323.09 |
| With 1 child and 2 parents (no spouse) | $4,437.91 | +$499.33 |
Added amounts at 100%: $109.11 for each child under 18 beyond the first, $352.45 for each child aged 18 to 23 in a qualifying school program, and $201.41 when the spouse receives Aid and Attendance. A spouse alone adds $219.59 to the 100% rate. For example, a veteran rated 100% with a spouse, two children under 18 and one child in college receives $4,780.55: $4,318.99 (basic rate: with spouse and 1 child (no parents)) + $109.11 (additional child under 18) + $352.45 (child over 18 in a school program).
Next step and previous step
100% is the top of the schedular table; amounts above it come from special monthly compensation, which this site does not calculate. Dropping to 90% would pay $2,362.30, $1,576.28 less. A 100% rating can come from a single disability rated 100%, from combined ratings that reach 95 or more in Table I, or from a total rating based on unemployability under 38 CFR 4.16(a).
Ways to reach 100%
6 of the 45 two-rating pairs from 10% to 90% combine to 100%: 90% and 90% (99), 90% and 80% (98), 90% and 70% (97), 90% and 60% (96), 90% and 50% (95), 80% and 80% (96).
A single condition can also be rated 100%: on this site, Meniere's disease (DC 6205), PTSD (DC 9411), Shoulder replacement (DC 5051), Hip replacement (DC 5054), Knee replacement (DC 5055), Back strain (lumbosacral or cervical strain) (DC 5237), Epilepsy (seizures) (DC 8910), Sleep apnea (DC 6847) and 5 more have a 100% level. For Meniere's disease, PTSD, Shoulder replacement, Hip replacement, Knee replacement, 100% is the highest level the schedule offers.
38 CFR 4.104, diagnostic code 7120, Varicose veins, at 100%: “Massive board-like edema with constant pain at rest.”
38 CFR 4.114, diagnostic code 7338, Hernia (inguinal, ventral, umbilical), at 100%: “Irreparable hernia present for 12 months or more, 15 cm or more in at least one dimension, with pain during at least three of: bending over, activities of daily living, walking, climbing stairs.”
38 CFR 4.119, diagnostic code 7913, Diabetes mellitus (type 2), at 100%: “Requiring more than one daily injection of insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities (avoidance of strenuous occupational and recreational activities), with episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring at least three hospitalizations per year or weekly visits to a diabetic care provider, plus either progressive loss of weight and strength or complications that would be compensable if separately evaluated.”
One disability rated 100% meets the single-disability threshold of 60% in 38 CFR 4.16(a) for a total rating based on unemployability; a combined 100% from several disabilities meets it when one of them is at least 40%. The TDIU guide explains the rest of the test.
To check how your own ratings combine, and what they pay with your dependents, use the calculator. To ask VA for a higher rating, see how to request an increase.
Source: VA, Current Veterans disability compensation rates (effective December 1, 2025) and VA, Past rates: 2025 Veterans disability compensation rates, both checked 2026-10-20.
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.