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Your disability rating is a key that unlocks different benefits at each level. Pick your combined rating to see exactly what you qualify for now, and what more you would unlock at higher ratings.
Sources: VA.gov — disability benefits and eligibility, VA.gov — health care priority groups
Any service-connected rating gets you into VA health care. Your priority group (and whether you pay copays) depends on your rating and income.
Learn more →Since January 2020, all veterans with any service-connected rating get in-person and online commissary, exchange, and morale/welfare/recreation privileges.
With a 10%+ rating and an employment handicap, VR&E can fund school, training, and job placement, often more generously than the GI Bill.
Learn more →Tax-free monthly payments begin at 10%. The amount rises with your combined rating and with dependents at 30%+.
Learn more →A 10%+ service-connected rating exempts you from the VA loan funding fee entirely, which can save thousands on a home purchase.
Learn more →A compensable service-connected rating (10%+) qualifies you for 10-point preference on federal job applications.
Learn more →At 30% and above, your monthly payment increases for a spouse, children, and dependent parents.
Learn more →A 50%+ combined rating puts you in Priority Group 1, with no copays for VA health care or prescriptions.
Learn more →If service-connected conditions keep you from working, TDIU pays at the 100% rate. The schedular path needs one condition at 60%, or a combined 70% with one condition at 40%.
Learn more →A 100% rating pays the top compensation rate, plus dependent additions and any Special Monthly Compensation you qualify for.
Learn more →Many states fully or partially exempt a 100% disabled veteran home from property tax. The amount varies widely by state.
Learn more →If you are rated 100% Permanent and Total, your spouse and children can get CHAMPVA health coverage.
A 100% P&T rating unlocks the Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance program, paying for your dependents to attend school.
Learn more →A Permanent and Total designation means the VA does not expect improvement, so it generally stops scheduling future exams. Many state benefits (free dependent tuition, etc.) also key off P&T.
Learn more →These are the main federal benefits that key off your rating. Some benefits (adapted housing grants, an automobile allowance, dental care) depend on specific disabilities rather than a percentage, and many state benefits vary, so check your state benefits. A free VSO can confirm exactly what you qualify for.