VA Disability Rating and Compensation Calculator

The VA disability calculator turns a focused set of financial inputs into a repeatable planning estimate. It combines service-connected ratings using the Department of Veterans Affairs whole-person method rather than ordinary addition and then provides an educational compensation estimate. The calculator is intended to make the arithmetic visible and consistent, not to replace source documents, professional advice, or a decision maker's judgment. Enter values from the same period and use the same units throughout. A result is only as reliable as the assumptions entered. The calculation follows this approach: Ratings are sorted from highest to lowest. Each rating is applied to the efficient portion remaining after prior disabilities; the raw combined value is rounded to the nearest ten for the official-style combined rating. The payment estimate uses ordinary VA disability rates effective December 1, 2025, including the represented spouse, child, parent, qualifying school-child, and spouse Aid and Attendance categories. Intermediate calculations retain full precision while displayed values are rounded for readability. Interpret the result in context. Two 50% ratings combine to 75%, which rounds to 80%, not 100%, because the second rating applies to the 50% efficient remainder. Veterans rated 10% or 20% do not receive dependent additions under the ordinary table. For ratings of 30% or more, one child is included in the applicable base dependent row; additional children under 18 and qualifying school children use the published added amounts. Important limitations remain. Actual VA decisions can include a bilateral factor before final rounding, special monthly compensation, unemployability, staged effective dates, dependency effective dates, children who age out, and categories not represented by these fields. A disabled spouse does not automatically qualify for the Aid and Attendance addition, which is why the field asks specifically about that benefit. Published rates are date-specific and future cost-of-living adjustments will change the estimate. Verify material decisions against the current decision letter and VA.gov. Use the result to understand VA math and prepare questions, but rely on the veteran's rating decision and official compensation tables for the payable amount. Review every input, and change one rating at a time to see how remaining efficiency and final rounding work. Save the calculation date and assumptions if the estimate will support benefits planning or a conversation with an accredited representative. The VA disability calculator is educational and does not determine service connection, dependent eligibility, an effective date, or entitlement to payment.