Disability - Compensation and Pension - Veterans Law - LibGuides at North Carolina Central University School of Law

Compensation

How VA Calculates Compensation Rates

The amount of basic benefits paid ranges depending on how disabled you are. The VA makes a determination about the severity of your disability based on the evidence you submit as part of your claim, or the evidence the VA obtains from your military records. VA rates disability from 0% to 100% in 10% increments (e.g. 10%, 20%, 30% etc.). See the Combined Ratings section below for information about how VA calculates disability percentage for multiple disabilities.

You may be paid additional amounts, in certain instances, if:

You have very severe disabilities or loss of limb(s)
You have a spouse, child(ren), or dependent parent(s)
You have a seriously disabled spouse

VA Compensation Home
Disability compensation is a tax free monetary benefit paid to veterans with disabilities that are the result of a disease or injury incurred or aggravated during active military service. Compensation may also be paid for post-service disabilities that are considered related or secondary to disabilities occurring in service and for disabilities presumed to be related to circumstances of military service, even though they may arise after service.
38 C.F.R. Book C Schedule for Rating Disabilities
Veterans Compensation Benefits Current Rates
ebenefits
A gateway to benefit information. A service of the Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. VonApp is no longer available.

Pension

VA Pension Home
The VA helps Veterans and their families cope with financial challenges by providing supplemental income through the Veterans Pension and Survivors Pension benefit programs.
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The VA's pension program provides monthly benefit payments to certain wartime veterans with financial need, and their survivors. As veterans and survivors consider applying for these benefits, the VA would like to share important information about the pension program and organizations offering assistance with pension applications.
Rates: Veterans Pension
Rates: Survivors Pension
Pension Factsheet

Veterans Benefits Information

Factsheets
The VA has streamlined many of their factsheets into an interactive webpage.
Disability Benefits
A comprehensive list of who qualifies and how to get benefits.
U.S.C. Title 38 Chapter 11
U.S.C 38 Chapter 15
Chapters 11 & 15 govern service connected disability compensation and non-service connected pension respectively.

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Veterans Law: Disability - Compensation and Pension

Compensation

Pension

Veterans Benefits Information