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Calculate combined ratings, bilateral factors, dependents, and reviewed SMC adjustments.

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VA Compensation Calculator

Transparent VA math. Enter individual ratings, review the combined-rating and bilateral steps, map the result to official rates, and see why the estimate changes.

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Service-connected ratings

Type a condition name or diagnostic code, then select a known match. You can also keep custom VA wording. Catalog selection supplies reference metadata only and never chooses a rating or effective date.

No ratings added yet. Add your first rating to begin.

The curated catalog was verified against the current federal diagnostic-code index on July 20, 2026. It is not yet a complete copy of every rating-schedule entry. A single undivided “bilateral” rating is not split automatically.

Dependents

Dependency additions apply to ordinary compensation at 30% or higher and to the applicable dependent rows for replacement SMC levels.

Rate and SMC

Enter the SMC designation shown in a reviewed VA decision, code sheet, or award record. These controls and the full SMC workspace edit the same local record.

Current designation: Regular compensation

Any SMC-K amount is added to ordinary schedular compensation.

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Estimated monthly compensation

$0.00

0% schedular combined rating · Regular compensation · 2026 rates effective December 1, 2025.

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Where the total comes from

Veteran-alone rate
$0.00
Dependency increase
$0.00
Ordinary compensation
$0.00
SMC-K addition
$0.00
Final monthly compensation
$0.00

Calculation treatment

Ordinary schedular compensation is calculated first, then permitted SMC-K awards are added.

Bilateral-factor review

How paired disabilities were handled

No conditions are currently classified for bilateral-factor review.

Review 38 CFR 4.26 bilateral-factor rule

Step-by-step VA math

How the schedular rating was calculated

Add at least one rating to see the ordered calculation.

Raw combined value: 0%

Final schedular rating rounded to the nearest 10%: 0%

Explanation and references

What this estimate includes

This estimate uses official VA compensation and full-SMC tables, whole-person combined-rating math, the current bilateral-factor rule, entered dependency categories, and the reviewed SMC designation. Rates were verified on July 20, 2026.

Official 2026 compensation ratesOfficial 2026 SMC rates38 CFR 4.25 combined ratingsCurrent diagnostic-code indexOfficial public DBQ index
Current limitations: The condition catalog is curated rather than exhaustive. VMC calculates an entered or document-confirmed SMC designation but does not infer loss of use, blindness, housebound status, Aid and Attendance, or legal entitlement. Effective dates feed the historical workspace, but payment reconciliation, offsets, recoupment, withholding, and final back-pay certification remain separate reviewed modules.

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Transparent VA Math

See every step, rate source, dependency addition, bilateral decision, and reviewed SMC amount.

Visual Explanations

Results are organized into mapping, step-by-step math, plain-language explanation, and official references.

Plan Your Future

Scenario comparison, historical entitlement, payment history, and reconciliation are built as connected VMC modules.