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  • VA Disability Retroactive Pay: Understanding and Calculating: VA Historical Compensation Rates 1974 - Current

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    Won Your VA Claim? This reference will help you calculate your retroactive pay.

    VA Disability rates listed below are for calculating your retroactive pay once you win your claim. For example, if you were awarded 50% from 1997 to the present, you will be paid at the 50% rate for the corresponding years.
     
    VA disability compensation (pay) offers a monthly tax-free payment to Veterans who got sick or injured while serving in the military and to Veterans whose service made an existing condition worse. You may qualify for VA disability benefits for physical conditions (like a chronic illness or injury) and mental health conditions (like PTSD) that developed before, during, or after service. Find out how to apply for and manage the Veteran’s disability benefits you’ve earned.
     

    Quick Reference

     
    VA Claims Are Ruled by Law 38CFR
     
    CFR 38 or Title 38 is how the USC 38 is to be interpreted. Then the VA has manuals that tell the VA how to apply the law in CFR 38.
     
    FYI:
     
    First, your disability is listed in the law 38CFR4 Schedule for Rating Disabilities this document is dry reading, read it anyway. It will list your disability/diagnosis and it will tell you what symptoms equal what percentage.
     
    Now the compensation and pension exam doctor will examine you and make notes indicating your disability and your limitations. Then a VA rater will look at the doctor’s results, look at the evidence, look at your claim (contentions) and look at the law and then make a decision. So the moral of the story spending some time looking at the 38CFR4 Schedule for Rating Disabilities
     
    While I’m here, check out the side effects of any medications you are on for your service-connected condition. Those can be claimed as secondary to your service-connected disability. You are your best advocate.

    For Current VA Disability Compensation Rates, Click Here

    Past VA Disability rates: Calculate your retroactive pay after you win.

     
    The research was unable to find rates for 1983 and 1999
     
    Effective
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Effective
    5/1/74
    $32
    $59
    $89
    $122
    $171
    5/1/74
    8/1/75
    $35
    $65
    $98
    $134
    $188
    8/1/75
    10/1/76
    $38
    $70
    $106
    $145
    $203
    10/1/76
    10/1/77
    $41
    $75
    $113
    $155
    $216
    10/1/77
    10/1/78
    $44
    $80
    $121
    $166
    $232
    10/1/78
    10/1/79
    $48
    $88
    $133
    $182
    $255
    10/1/79
    10/1/80
    $54
    $99
    $150
    $206
    $291
    10/1/80
    10/1/81
    $58
    $107
    $162
    $232
    $328
    10/1/81
    10/1/82
    $62
    $114
    $173
    $249
    $352
    10/1/82
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    4/1/84
    $64
    $118
    $179
    $258
    $364
    4/1/84
    12/1/84
    $66
    $122
    $185
    $266
    $376
    12/1/84
    12/1/85
    $68
    $126
    $191
    $274
    $388
    12/1/85
    12/1/86
    $69
    $128
    $194
    $278
    $394
    12/1/86
    12/1/87
    $71
    $133
    $202
    $289
    $410
    12/1/87
    12/1/88
    $73
    $138
    $210
    $300
    $426
    12/1/88
    12/1/89
    $76
    $144
    $220
    $314
    $446
    12/1/89
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    1/1/91
    $80
    $151
    $231
    $330
    $470
    1/1/91
    12/1/91
    $83
    $157
    $240
    $342
    $487
    12/1/91
    12/1/92
    $85
    $162
    $247
    $352
    $502
    12/1/92
    12/1/93
    $87
    $166
    $253
    $361
    $515
    12/1/93
    12/1/94
    $89
    $170
    $260
    $371
    $529
    12/1/94
    12/1/95
    $91
    $174
    $266
    $380
    $542
    12/1/95
    12/1/96
    $94
    $179
    $274
    $391
    $558
    12/1/96
    12/1/97
    $95
    $182
    $279
    $399
    $569
    12/1/97
    12/1/98
    $96
    $184
    $282
    $404
    $576
    12/1/98
    12/1/99
    $98
    $188
    $288
    $413
    $589
    12/1/99
    12/1/00
    $101
    $194
    $298
    $427
    $609
    12/1/00
    12/1/01
    $103
    $199
    $306
    $439
    $625
    12/1/01
    12/2/02
    $104
    $201
    $310
    $445
    $633
    12/1/02
    12/1/03
    $106
    $205
    $316
    $454
    $646
    12/1/03
    12/1/04
    $108
    $210
    $324
    $466
    $663
    12/1/04
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Effective
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    100%
    Effective
    5/1/74
    $211
    $250
    $289
    $325
    $584
    5/1/74
    8/1/75
    $236
    $280
    $324
    $364
    $665
    8/1/75
    10/1/76
    $255
    $302
    $350
    $393
    $707
    10/1/76
    10/1/77
    $272
    $322
    $373
    $419
    $754
    10/1/77
    10/1/78
    $292
    $346
    $400
    $450
    $809
    10/1/78
    10/1/79
    $321
    $380
    $440
    $495
    $889
    10/1/79
    10/1/80
    $367
    $434
    $503
    $566
    $1,016
    10/1/80
    10/1/81
    $413
    $521
    $604
    $679
    $1,130
    10/1/81
    10/1/82
    $443
    $559
    $648
    $729
    $1,213
    10/1/82
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    4/1/84
    $459
    $579
    $671
    $755
    $1,255
    4/1/84
    12/1/84
    $474
    $598
    $692
    $779
    $1,295
    12/1/84
    12/1/85
    $489
    $617
    $713
    $803
    $1,335
    12/1/85
    12/1/86
    $496
    $626
    $724
    $815
    $1,355
    12/1/86
    12/1/87
    $516
    $652
    $754
    $849
    $1,411
    12/1/87
    12/1/88
    $537
    $678
    $784
    $883
    $1,468
    12/1/88
    12/1/89
    $562
    $710
    $821
    $925
    $1,537
    12/1/89
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    1/1/91
    $592
    $748
    $865
    $974
    $1,620
    1/1/91
    12/1/91
    $614
    $776
    $897
    $1,010
    $1,680
    12/1/91
    12/1/92
    $632
    $799
    $924
    $1,040
    $1,730
    12/1/92
    12/1/93
    $648
    $819
    $948
    $1,067
    $1,774
    12/1/93
    12/1/94
    $666
    $841
    $974
    $1,096
    $1,823
    12/1/94
    12/1/95
    $683
    $862
    $999
    $1,124
    $1,870
    12/1/95
    12/1/96
    $703
    $887
    $1,028
    $1,157
    $1,924
    12/1/96
    12/1/97
    $717
    $905
    $1,049
    $1,181
    $1,964
    12/1/97
    12/1/98
    $726
    $916
    $1,062
    $1,196
    $1,989
    12/1/98
    12/1/99
    $743
    $937
    $1,087
    $1,224
    $2,036
    12/1/99
    12/1/00
    $769
    $969
    $1,125
    $1,266
    $2,107
    12/1/00
    12/1/01
    $790
    $995
    $1,155
    $1,299
    $2,163
    12/1/01
    12/2/02
    $801
    $1,008
    $1,171
    $1,317
    $2,193
    12/1/02
    12/1/03
    $817
    $1,029
    $1,195
    $1,344
    $2,239
    12/1/03
    12/1/04
    $839
    $1,056
    $1,227
    $1,380
    $2,299
    12/1/04
     

    Past VA Disability Compensation Rates

    2023 rates (effective December 1, 2022)
    2022 rates (effective December 1, 2021)
    2017 rates (effective December 1, 2017)
    2015 rates (effective December 1, 2015) – not found
    2010 rates (effective December 1, 2010) – not found

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