VA Disability Calculator
Calculate your true combined VA disability rating using official "VA Math" and estimate your baseline monthly compensation.
Updated with Official 2026 VA Compensation Rates
Disabilities?
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Additional Considerations?
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Combined Rating
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Exact VA Math: 0.0%
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2026 Rates
Estimated Pay
$0.00
Includes 2026 COLA Increase
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How VA Math Works
The Department of Veterans Affairs uses a "Whole Person Theory" to calculate combined disability ratings. They don't simply add the numbers together (e.g., 50% + 30% does not equal 80%).
The Calculation Steps
- 1Ratings are sorted from highest to lowest.
- 2You are assumed to start as 100% healthy.
- 3Each rating is applied only to the remaining healthy percentage of your body.
- 4The exact total is rounded to the nearest whole number at each step.
- 5The final combined rating is rounded to the nearest 10%.
Example: 50% & 30%
Highest Rating:50% disabled
Remaining Healthy:50%
Next Rating (30% of 50):+15% disabled
Exact Combined:65% disabled
Final Rounded Rating:70%
The Bilateral Factor
If you have qualifying disabilities affecting both arms, both legs, or paired skeletal muscles, the VA applies a bilateral factor. Checking the "Bilateral Consideration" box will combine your entered ratings and add an additional 10% factor before determining your final combined rating.
Disclaimer: This tool provides an estimate based on standard VA combined rating methodology. The VA makes the final determination on all disability claims and compensation amounts.
Official 2026 Pay Tables