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2027 VA Disability Rates (Projected) and 2026 Pay Chart
Use the calculator below. Official data and estimates are clearly labeled.
As of 2026-11-09: annual COLA legislation is recorded as pending; VA rate-table publication is tracked separately.
YOUR RESULTS
Choose your rating and dependents to compare the two years.
2027 VA disability pay chart (projected) Estimate, not official
US dollars per month. Projections, not an official VA table. Each dependent table includes one child when its row says so; additional amounts appear last.
| Dependent status | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran alone | $186.92Estimate, not official | $369.50Estimate, not official | $572.36Estimate, not official | $824.49Estimate, not official | $1,173.68Estimate, not official | $1,486.68Estimate, not official | $1,873.55Estimate, not official | $2,177.83Estimate, not official | $2,447.34Estimate, not official | $4,080.37Estimate, not official |
| Dependent status | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran alone (no dependents) | $572.36Estimate, not official | $824.49Estimate, not official | $1,173.68Estimate, not official | $1,486.68Estimate, not official |
| With spouse (no parents or children) | $640.36Estimate, not official | $914.49Estimate, not official | $1,286.68Estimate, not official | $1,622.68Estimate, not official |
| With spouse and 1 parent (no children) | $694.36Estimate, not official | $987.49Estimate, not official | $1,377.68Estimate, not official | $1,731.68Estimate, not official |
| With spouse and 2 parents (no children) | $748.36Estimate, not official | $1,060.49Estimate, not official | $1,468.68Estimate, not official | $1,840.68Estimate, not official |
| With 1 parent (no spouse or children) | $626.36Estimate, not official | $897.49Estimate, not official | $1,264.68Estimate, not official | $1,595.68Estimate, not official |
| With 2 parents (no spouse or children) | $680.36Estimate, not official | $970.49Estimate, not official | $1,355.68Estimate, not official | $1,704.68Estimate, not official |
| Dependent status | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran alone (no dependents) | $1,873.55Estimate, not official | $2,177.83Estimate, not official | $2,447.34Estimate, not official | $4,080.37Estimate, not official |
| With spouse (no parents or children) | $2,032.55Estimate, not official | $2,358.83Estimate, not official | $2,651.34Estimate, not official | $4,307.86Estimate, not official |
| With spouse and 1 parent (no children) | $2,159.55Estimate, not official | $2,504.83Estimate, not official | $2,815.34Estimate, not official | $4,490.45Estimate, not official |
| With spouse and 2 parents (no children) | $2,286.55Estimate, not official | $2,650.83Estimate, not official | $2,979.34Estimate, not official | $4,673.03Estimate, not official |
| With 1 parent (no spouse or children) | $2,000.55Estimate, not official | $2,323.83Estimate, not official | $2,611.34Estimate, not official | $4,262.95Estimate, not official |
| With 2 parents (no spouse or children) | $2,127.55Estimate, not official | $2,469.83Estimate, not official | $2,775.34Estimate, not official | $4,445.54Estimate, not official |
| Dependent status | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With 1 child only (no spouse or parents) | $617.36Estimate, not official | $884.49Estimate, not official | $1,249.68Estimate, not official | $1,577.68Estimate, not official |
| With 1 child and spouse (no parents) | $690.36Estimate, not official | $981.49Estimate, not official | $1,370.68Estimate, not official | $1,722.68Estimate, not official |
| With 1 child, spouse and 1 parent | $744.36Estimate, not official | $1,054.49Estimate, not official | $1,461.68Estimate, not official | $1,831.68Estimate, not official |
| With 1 child, spouse and 2 parents | $798.36Estimate, not official | $1,127.49Estimate, not official | $1,552.68Estimate, not official | $1,940.68Estimate, not official |
| With 1 child and 1 parent (no spouse) | $671.36Estimate, not official | $957.49Estimate, not official | $1,340.68Estimate, not official | $1,686.68Estimate, not official |
| With 1 child and 2 parents (no spouse) | $725.36Estimate, not official | $1,030.49Estimate, not official | $1,431.68Estimate, not official | $1,795.68Estimate, not official |
| Dependent status | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With 1 child only (no spouse or parents) | $1,979.55Estimate, not official | $2,298.83Estimate, not official | $2,583.34Estimate, not official | $4,232.51Estimate, not official |
| With 1 child and spouse (no parents) | $2,148.55Estimate, not official | $2,492.83Estimate, not official | $2,801.34Estimate, not official | $4,474.47Estimate, not official |
| With 1 child, spouse and 1 parent | $2,275.55Estimate, not official | $2,638.83Estimate, not official | $2,965.34Estimate, not official | $4,657.06Estimate, not official |
| With 1 child, spouse and 2 parents | $2,402.55Estimate, not official | $2,784.83Estimate, not official | $3,129.34Estimate, not official | $4,839.64Estimate, not official |
| With 1 child and 1 parent (no spouse) | $2,106.55Estimate, not official | $2,444.83Estimate, not official | $2,747.34Estimate, not official | $4,415.09Estimate, not official |
| With 1 child and 2 parents (no spouse) | $2,233.55Estimate, not official | $2,590.83Estimate, not official | $2,911.34Estimate, not official | $4,597.67Estimate, not official |
| Added amount | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| each additional child under 18 | $33.00Estimate, not official | $45.00Estimate, not official | $56.00Estimate, not official | $67.00Estimate, not official | $79.00Estimate, not official | $90.00Estimate, not official | $101.00Estimate, not official | $113.04Estimate, not official |
| each additional child 18-23 in a qualifying school program | $109.00Estimate, not official | $146.00Estimate, not official | $182.00Estimate, not official | $219.00Estimate, not official | $255.00Estimate, not official | $292.00Estimate, not official | $328.00Estimate, not official | $365.14Estimate, not official |
| spouse receiving Aid and Attendance | $62.00Estimate, not official | $83.00Estimate, not official | $104.00Estimate, not official | $125.00Estimate, not official | $146.00Estimate, not official | $166.00Estimate, not official | $187.00Estimate, not official | $208.66Estimate, not official |
Official 2026 VA disability rates Official
US dollars per month. Effective 2025-12-01. Each dependent table includes one child when its row says so; additional amounts appear last.
| Dependent status | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran alone | $180.42 | $356.66 | $552.47 | $795.84 | $1,132.90 | $1,435.02 | $1,808.45 | $2,102.15 | $2,362.30 | $3,938.58 |
| Dependent status | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran alone (no dependents) | $552.47 | $795.84 | $1,132.90 | $1,435.02 |
| With spouse (no parents or children) | $617.47 | $882.84 | $1,241.90 | $1,566.02 |
| With spouse and 1 parent (no children) | $669.47 | $952.84 | $1,329.90 | $1,671.02 |
| With spouse and 2 parents (no children) | $721.47 | $1,022.84 | $1,417.90 | $1,776.02 |
| With 1 parent (no spouse or children) | $604.47 | $865.84 | $1,220.90 | $1,540.02 |
| With 2 parents (no spouse or children) | $656.47 | $935.84 | $1,308.90 | $1,645.02 |
| Dependent status | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran alone (no dependents) | $1,808.45 | $2,102.15 | $2,362.30 | $3,938.58 |
| With spouse (no parents or children) | $1,961.45 | $2,277.15 | $2,559.30 | $4,158.17 |
| With spouse and 1 parent (no children) | $2,084.45 | $2,417.15 | $2,717.30 | $4,334.41 |
| With spouse and 2 parents (no children) | $2,207.45 | $2,557.15 | $2,875.30 | $4,510.65 |
| With 1 parent (no spouse or children) | $1,931.45 | $2,242.15 | $2,520.30 | $4,114.82 |
| With 2 parents (no spouse or children) | $2,054.45 | $2,382.15 | $2,678.30 | $4,291.06 |
| Dependent status | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With 1 child only (no spouse or parents) | $596.47 | $853.84 | $1,205.90 | $1,523.02 |
| With 1 child and spouse (no parents) | $666.47 | $947.84 | $1,322.90 | $1,663.02 |
| With 1 child, spouse and 1 parent | $718.47 | $1,017.84 | $1,410.90 | $1,768.02 |
| With 1 child, spouse and 2 parents | $770.47 | $1,087.84 | $1,498.90 | $1,873.02 |
| With 1 child and 1 parent (no spouse) | $648.47 | $923.84 | $1,293.90 | $1,628.02 |
| With 1 child and 2 parents (no spouse) | $700.47 | $993.84 | $1,381.90 | $1,733.02 |
| Dependent status | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With 1 child only (no spouse or parents) | $1,910.45 | $2,219.15 | $2,494.30 | $4,085.43 |
| With 1 child and spouse (no parents) | $2,074.45 | $2,406.15 | $2,704.30 | $4,318.99 |
| With 1 child, spouse and 1 parent | $2,197.45 | $2,546.15 | $2,862.30 | $4,495.23 |
| With 1 child, spouse and 2 parents | $2,320.45 | $2,686.15 | $3,020.30 | $4,671.47 |
| With 1 child and 1 parent (no spouse) | $2,033.45 | $2,359.15 | $2,652.30 | $4,261.67 |
| With 1 child and 2 parents (no spouse) | $2,156.45 | $2,499.15 | $2,810.30 | $4,437.91 |
| Added amount | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| each additional child under 18 | $32.00 | $43.00 | $54.00 | $65.00 | $76.00 | $87.00 | $98.00 | $109.11 |
| each additional child 18-23 in a qualifying school program | $105.00 | $140.00 | $176.00 | $211.00 | $246.00 | $281.00 | $317.00 | $352.45 |
| spouse receiving Aid and Attendance | $61.00 | $81.00 | $101.00 | $121.00 | $141.00 | $161.00 | $181.00 | $201.41 |
This page compares VA’s official 2026 disability compensation rates with projected 2027 amounts. Choose your combined disability rating and qualifying dependents in the calculator. The tables show monthly compensation, not special monthly compensation or military retirement payments. As of the verification date, VA still displays the prior-year table, so every projected amount remains an estimate. The separate VA COLA 2027 calculator can estimate a simple increase from an existing award amount.
How the 2027 VA rates are projected
The projection starts with VA’s official 2026 amounts and applies the official Social Security COLA of 3.6%. Veteran-alone payments and the highest-rating column are rounded half up to cents. For lower dependent ratings, the method scales the projected dependent components and floors each component separately to whole dollars. Adding dependents can therefore produce a different result from multiplying an entire existing payment by the COLA.
This is a reverse-engineered projection method, not an official VA formula. It reproduces VA’s published 2026 table from the 2025 table in 117 of 122 cells; the spouse Aid and Attendance amounts can differ by about $1 Estimate, not official. The same limitation applies to these projections. VA’s eventual published table controls your rate, and an award change can also affect the amount you receive.
When will VA publish the 2027 rates?
VA has not published the official 2027 rate table in the source checked for this page. Its current table is effective December 1, 2025. Check the official VA rate page and our sources log for updates. We do not promise a publication day. A Social Security COLA announcement establishes that program’s percentage, while the annual Veterans’ COLA legislation and VA tables are separate steps.
The recorded status of the 2026 Veterans’ COLA Act is pending. Follow H.R. 8552 and S. 4487 for current legislative action. The bill pages could not be independently accessed during this update. For context, the preceding annual act was approved on November 25, 2025; that precedent does not establish this year’s enactment status.
When will I see the increase?
If enacted, the increase is expected to take effect on December 1, 2026 Estimate, not official. It would first appear in the payment for December 2026, normally paid on the first business day of January. That means around the end of December 2026 or early January 2027. This page does not state an exact deposit date; check VA’s payment information and your own account before arranging a payment around the increase.
How dependents change your rate
At lower disability ratings, VA pays the veteran-alone rate without a dependent increase. At eligible ratings, the basic row depends on whether you have a dependent spouse, dependent parents, and children. The calculator first chooses that basic row. It then adds amounts for additional qualifying children and, when applicable, a spouse receiving Aid and Attendance. The combined rating comes from your VA decision; this tool does not combine individual disability percentages.
The basic row already covers the first child. When you have a child under 18, that child is counted first, and the school-child amount is added for each qualifying older child. If all your children are 18–23 and in a qualifying school program, the calculator counts one in the basic row and displays a caution: VA may calculate a slightly different amount. Confirm those circumstances with VA. Dependent status and school attendance must meet VA’s eligibility rules; entering a person here does not establish eligibility.
VA COLA vs Social Security COLA
VA compensation increases follow the Social Security percentage through the annual legislative process. The 3.6% Social Security COLA is official; these VA rate projections remain qualified until the applicable VA table is published. Use the VA COLA 2027 calculator for the existing-payment approach or the Social Security COLA calculator for that separate benefit. The rounding rules and benefit definitions differ.
Veterans enrolled in Medicare can also review the 2027 IRMAA brackets. VA disability compensation is not taxable and does not count toward IRMAA MAGI. Other taxable income and tax-exempt interest may still affect that calculation. Read the IRS veterans tax information and check the tax treatment of each income source separately.
Military retired pay is separate
The expected military retired-pay COLA is 3.6% Estimate, not official. Military retired pay is a separate benefit with its own rules; federal annuitants and SSI recipients can review the FERS, CSRS and SSI guide.
Frequently asked questions
What are the VA disability rates for 2027?
The amounts shown are projections based on the official 2026 VA table and the 3.6% Social Security COLA. VA’s official 2027 table has not yet been recorded.
How much is 100% VA disability in 2027?
For a veteran alone, the projected monthly amount is $4,080.37 Estimate, not official. Qualifying dependents can increase that amount. Your official award and any special monthly compensation must be reviewed separately.
When do the 2027 rates take effect?
If enacted, the expected effective date is December 1, 2026. The increase would first appear in the payment for December, around the end of December 2026 or early January 2027.
Has the 2027 VA COLA been approved?
The 2026 annual Veterans’ COLA Act is recorded as pending. Social Security’s COLA is official, but it does not by itself confirm enactment of the VA legislation. Check the linked bills for current action.
Do I need to apply for the increase?
No. The annual increase is automatic for eligible existing benefits once implemented. Changes to dependent status, rating or another part of your award may require separate action with VA.
Why might VA’s official numbers differ slightly from these projections?
This tool uses a reverse-engineered rounding method, not an official VA formula. Dependent components and spouse Aid and Attendance can round differently. Use the published VA table and your benefit notice for the final amount.
Sources
Educational, not financial advice. Estimates are not official. Confirm your own benefit, Medicare or tax determination with the responsible agency.