VA pay by rating / 80%
Effective December 1, 2025 · checked 2026-10-20
80% VA disability pay
A 80% VA disability rating pays $2,102.15 a month to a veteran with no dependents and $2,277.15 with a spouse, under the rates effective December 1, 2025. Over twelve months that is $25,225.80 for a veteran alone. The previous table, effective December 1, 2024, paid $2,044.89, so the 80% rate rose $57.26 (2.8%).
- 180% alone $2,102.15
- 2Next step, 90% $2,362.30
80% pay for every dependent row
| Dependent status | Monthly | Above alone |
|---|---|---|
| Veteran alone (no dependents) | $2,102.15 | — |
| With spouse (no parents or children) | $2,277.15 | +$175.00 |
| With spouse and 1 parent (no children) | $2,417.15 | +$315.00 |
| With spouse and 2 parents (no children) | $2,557.15 | +$455.00 |
| With 1 parent (no spouse or children) | $2,242.15 | +$140.00 |
| With 2 parents (no spouse or children) | $2,382.15 | +$280.00 |
| With 1 child only (no spouse or parents) | $2,219.15 | +$117.00 |
| With spouse and 1 child (no parents) | $2,406.15 | +$304.00 |
| With spouse, 1 child and 1 parent | $2,546.15 | +$444.00 |
| With spouse, 1 child and 2 parents | $2,686.15 | +$584.00 |
| With 1 child and 1 parent (no spouse) | $2,359.15 | +$257.00 |
| With 1 child and 2 parents (no spouse) | $2,499.15 | +$397.00 |
Added amounts at 80%: $87.00 for each child under 18 beyond the first, $281.00 for each child aged 18 to 23 in a qualifying school program, and $161.00 when the spouse receives Aid and Attendance. A spouse alone adds $175.00 to the 80% rate. For example, a veteran rated 80% with a spouse, two children under 18 and one child in college receives $2,774.15: $2,406.15 (basic rate: with spouse and 1 child (no parents)) + $87.00 (additional child under 18) + $281.00 (child over 18 in a school program).
Next step and previous step
Moving from 80% to 90% adds $260.15 a month for a veteran alone ($2,362.30). Dropping to 70% would pay $1,808.45, $293.70 less.
Ways to reach 80%
9 of the 45 two-rating pairs from 10% to 90% combine to 80%: 80% and 20% (84), 80% and 10% (82), 70% and 40% (82), 70% and 30% (79), 70% and 20% (76), 60% and 60% (84), 60% and 50% (80), 60% and 40% (76), 50% and 50% (75).
A single condition can also be rated 80%: on this site, Sciatic nerve (radiculopathy) (DC 8520), Epilepsy (seizures) (DC 8910), GERD (acid reflux) (DC 7206), Scars of the head, face or neck (DC 7800) have a 80% level. For Sciatic nerve (radiculopathy), GERD (acid reflux), Scars of the head, face or neck, 80% is the highest level the schedule offers.
38 CFR 4.124a, diagnostic code 8520, Sciatic nerve (radiculopathy), at 80%: “Complete paralysis: the foot dangles and drops, no active movement possible of muscles below the knee, flexion of knee weakened or (very rarely) lost.”
38 CFR 4.124a, diagnostic code 8910, Epilepsy (seizures), at 80%: “Averaging at least 1 major seizure in 3 months over the last year; or more than 10 minor seizures weekly.”
38 CFR 4.114, diagnostic code 7206, GERD (acid reflux), at 80%: “Documented history of recurrent or refractory esophageal stricture(s) causing dysphagia with at least one of: aspiration, undernutrition and/or substantial weight loss; and treatment with surgical correction of the stricture(s) or a percutaneous esophago-gastrointestinal (PEG) tube.”
One disability rated 80% meets the single-disability threshold of 60% in 38 CFR 4.16(a) for a total rating based on unemployability; a combined 80% from several disabilities meets it when one of them is at least 40%. The TDIU guide explains the rest of the test.
To check how your own ratings combine, and what they pay with your dependents, use the calculator. To ask VA for a higher rating, see how to request an increase.
Source: VA, Current Veterans disability compensation rates (effective December 1, 2025) and VA, Past rates: 2025 Veterans disability compensation rates, both checked 2026-10-20.
Rating Ledger is not part of VA and does not file or decide claims. Amounts are VA's published monthly rates effective December 1, 2025 for a veteran, before any deduction or special monthly compensation; ratings follow 38 CFR 4.25 and 38 CFR 4.26. Last checked 2026-10-20. Only a VA rating decision sets a rating or a payment. See the methodology.