2027 VA Disability Pay Chart: What Is Official So Far
VA has not posted its 2027 disability pay chart yet. Social Security announced a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2027 on October 14, 2026. That is Social Security's figure, not a VA rate. Below is VA's official 2026 pay chart. 2027 VA rates update when VA publishes them.
Official sources checked October 17, 2026.
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Where things stand (as of October 17, 2026)
Here is what the official sources say today, and what they do not say yet.
Social Security's figure: a 3.6% COLA for 2027, announced October 14, 2026. Source: ssa.gov.
VA's 2027 pay chart: not posted yet. VA.gov still shows the 2026 rates, which took effect December 1, 2025.
2027 VA rates update when VA publishes them.
Why this page has no 2027 dollar amounts
VA's rates page says VA is required by law to match the percentage of Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment. But VA sets and posts the exact dollar amounts in its own tables. Rounding and the rules for each cell are VA's call.
So we do not work out or guess 2027 amounts. Any 2027 VA number you see before VA posts its tables is an estimate, not VA's chart. We will show the 2027 chart here once VA publishes it.
How to read VA's pay chart
Find your combined disability rating in the chart. From 30% up, find the row that matches your family: a spouse, children, or parents. That cell is VA's published monthly amount for that row.
VA decides your rating using the rating schedule in 38 CFR Part 4. The chart only turns a rating into a published amount. It does not tell you what rating you will get or what you will be paid.
You can look up one cell at a time with the free VA rate lookup at /tools/compensation-rates.
VA's official 2026 pay chart
2026 rates. Effective December 1, 2025. Source: VA.gov veteran compensation rates. These are VA's published amounts. They are not your payment.
VA disability rates for a veteran alone
2026 rates. Effective December 1, 2025. This is the monthly amount for a veteran with no dependents. At 10% or 20%, VA does not pay more for a spouse, child, or parent.
Disability rating
Monthly amount
10%
$180.42
20%
$356.66
30%
$552.47
40%
$795.84
50%
$1,132.90
60%
$1,435.02
70%
$1,808.45
80%
$2,102.15
90%
$2,362.30
100%
$3,938.58
30% to 100% without a child in the row
2026 rates. Effective December 1, 2025. Amounts are the basic cell VA publishes for that dependent status.
Dependent status
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Veteran alone (no dependents)
$552.47
$795.84
$1,132.90
$1,435.02
$1,808.45
$2,102.15
$2,362.30
$3,938.58
With spouse (no parents or children)
$617.47
$882.84
$1,241.90
$1,566.02
$1,961.45
$2,277.15
$2,559.30
$4,158.17
With spouse and 1 parent (no children)
$669.47
$952.84
$1,329.90
$1,671.02
$2,084.45
$2,417.15
$2,717.30
$4,334.41
With spouse and 2 parents (no children)
$721.47
$1,022.84
$1,417.90
$1,776.02
$2,207.45
$2,557.15
$2,875.30
$4,510.65
With 1 parent (no spouse or children)
$604.47
$865.84
$1,220.90
$1,540.02
$1,931.45
$2,242.15
$2,520.30
$4,114.82
With 2 parents (no spouse or children)
$656.47
$935.84
$1,308.90
$1,645.02
$2,054.45
$2,382.15
$2,678.30
$4,291.06
30% to 100% with one child in the row
The basic cell already includes one child. Additional children use the add-on table.
Dependent status
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Veteran with 1 child only (no spouse or parents)
$596.47
$853.84
$1,205.90
$1,523.02
$1,910.45
$2,219.15
$2,494.30
$4,085.43
With 1 child and spouse (no parents)
$666.47
$947.84
$1,322.90
$1,663.02
$2,074.45
$2,406.15
$2,704.30
$4,318.99
With 1 child, spouse, and 1 parent
$718.47
$1,017.84
$1,410.90
$1,768.02
$2,197.45
$2,546.15
$2,862.30
$4,495.23
With 1 child, spouse, and 2 parents
$770.47
$1,087.84
$1,498.90
$1,873.02
$2,320.45
$2,686.15
$3,020.30
$4,671.47
With 1 child and 1 parent (no spouse)
$648.47
$923.84
$1,293.90
$1,628.02
$2,033.45
$2,359.15
$2,652.30
$4,261.67
With 1 child and 2 parents (no spouse)
$700.47
$993.84
$1,381.90
$1,733.02
$2,156.45
$2,499.15
$2,810.30
$4,437.91
Published add-on amounts
VA’s page says to add these to the basic cell when they apply. A no-child basic cell is not a place to add extra children.
Dependent status
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Each additional child under age 18
$32.00
$43.00
$54.00
$65.00
$76.00
$87.00
$98.00
$109.11
Each additional child over 18 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
Common questions
Is the 2027 VA disability pay chart out?
Not yet. As of October 17, 2026, VA.gov still shows the 2026 rates. 2027 VA rates update when VA publishes them.
What is the 2027 COLA?
Social Security announced a 3.6% COLA for 2027 on October 14, 2026. That is Social Security's figure. VA posts its own 2027 tables.
Does this page tell me what I will be paid?
No. It shows the amounts VA published. VA decides your rating and your payment.
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