Va Percentage Math

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Va percentage math. 10 20 30 40 etc. This is how the combined ratings table works. 10 20 30 etc. VA rates disability from 0 to 100 in 10 increments eg.

Next the VA will consider how the 40 affects the remaining non-disabled percentage of 40. So even though 50502020 equals 140 in real math. Well help you through VA Math step-by-step with a few examples. A single veteran rated at 100 on the other hand would receive 290383 per month.

After rounding to the nearest 10 the combined VA disability rating would then be 50 rather than 60. A Bilateral Factor is added when both arms or both legs have a rated condition even if one of them is only rated 0. Now we could look at the veteran as 76 disabled 60 16 and 24 non-disabled 100-76. In this case the VA takes 100 representing a whole efficient person and subtracts the highest individually rated condition TBI at 50.

An additional 10 the Bilateral Factor is added to the VA Math equation if the veteran has both arms or both legs affected by two ratable conditions. Each rating is represented by a percentage divisible by 10 ex. You have one last ratable disability for 10 percent for your foot the VA would calculate 10 percent of the 36 percent that is still whole 36 percent and add it to your disability thereby resulting in a combined disability rating of 676 percent. See our math below.

This VA calculator will help you with VA math because VA Math Its Not Your Mothers Arithmetic VA Math is the way that the VA computes combined impairment ratings for multiple conditions in a Veterans compensation benefits claim and it requires that you unlearn real math. Again determining your combined disability rating is not as easy as adding 502010 to equal 80. By calculating percentages of percentages the VA would rate your second disability at 21 rather than the 30 they gave your first disability. You may be paid additional amounts in certain instances if.

Lets say a veteran is rated at 50 for PTSD 20 for TBI residuals and 10 for tinnitus. Last the VA will consider how the 20 rating affects the remaining non-disabled percentage of 24. Normally 50 plus 50 would equal 100 but this veterans total disability rating is listed as 80. It is only 80 in VA math.

According to VA calculations the combined value will be found to be 65 percent BUT The 65 percent must be converted to 70 percent to represent the final degree of disability In a different example on the VA official site a veteran rated with two disabilities at 40 and 20 requires a calculation to arrive at the combined value of 52. Heres how VA math works. In percentage form 021 becomes 21. See the Combined Ratings section below for information about how VA calculates disability percentage for multiple disabilities.

If youre a Veteran with a 70 disability rating and you have a spouse plus 3 dependent children under the age of 18 you would start with the basic rate of 165671 for a Veteran with a spouse and 1 child. The difference that it leads to in compensation is huge. Whoever thought of this was nuts. In short the VA takes each individual injury or illness into consideration and gives it a numerical disability rating.

This is done by multiplying 40 by 40. I am going to show you how it works and then we will look at a VA disability rating calculator. According to the VA compensation rating table a veteran with no dependents rated at 80 would receive 155148 per month. 10 50 50 and other VA math mysteries explained.

You have very severe disabilities or loss of limbs. Find the amount for children under age 18 6100. Next look at the Added amounts table.