Va Calculator 2025

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2025 VA Disability Rating Calculator

Accurately determine your combined disability percentage using official VA math rules.

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Your Calculated Results

Combined Rating (Raw): 0%

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Official Rounded Rating

The VA rounds the combined raw score to the nearest 10% increment to determine your final compensation level.

Understanding the VA Disability Calculator 2025

Calculating your VA disability rating is not as simple as adding your individual ratings together. The Department of Veterans Affairs uses a specific method often referred to as "VA Math." This method is designed to calculate how much a veteran's efficiency is impaired based on multiple service-connected disabilities.

How VA Math Works

The VA assumes a veteran is 100% efficient (healthy) before any service-connected disabilities. Each rating is applied to the remaining efficiency rather than the original 100%. This ensures that a total rating can never exceed 100%.

Step-by-Step Example:

  • Rating A: 50%
  • Rating B: 30%
  1. The VA takes the highest rating first (50%). 100% health – 50% disability = 50% remaining efficiency.
  2. The next rating (30%) is applied to the remaining 50% efficiency. 30% of 50 is 15.
  3. The combined disability is 50 + 15 = 65%.
  4. Finally, the VA rounds this to the nearest 10%. 65% rounds up to a 70% combined rating.

New Regulations for 2025

For the 2025 calendar year, the VA continues to use the Combined Rating Table found in 38 CFR ยง 4.25. While the math remains the same, the 2025 compensation rates are adjusted based on the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). Ensuring your raw rating is calculated correctly is the first step in estimating your monthly benefit amount.

The Bilateral Factor

If you have disabilities affecting both arms, both legs, or paired skeletal muscles, a "bilateral factor" may apply. This adds an additional 10% of the combined value of those specific disabilities before they are combined with other non-bilateral ratings. This calculator provides a standard combination; for complex bilateral claims, consult with a Veterans Service Officer (VSO).

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