VA pay by rating / 90%
Effective December 1, 2025 · checked 2026-10-20
90% VA disability pay
A 90% VA disability rating pays $2,362.30 a month to a veteran with no dependents and $2,559.30 with a spouse, under the rates effective December 1, 2025. Over twelve months that is $28,347.60 for a veteran alone. The previous table, effective December 1, 2024, paid $2,297.96, so the 90% rate rose $64.34 (2.8%).
- 190% alone $2,362.30
- 2Next step, 100% $3,938.58
90% pay for every dependent row
| Dependent status | Monthly | Above alone |
|---|---|---|
| Veteran alone (no dependents) | $2,362.30 | — |
| With spouse (no parents or children) | $2,559.30 | +$197.00 |
| With spouse and 1 parent (no children) | $2,717.30 | +$355.00 |
| With spouse and 2 parents (no children) | $2,875.30 | +$513.00 |
| With 1 parent (no spouse or children) | $2,520.30 | +$158.00 |
| With 2 parents (no spouse or children) | $2,678.30 | +$316.00 |
| With 1 child only (no spouse or parents) | $2,494.30 | +$132.00 |
| With spouse and 1 child (no parents) | $2,704.30 | +$342.00 |
| With spouse, 1 child and 1 parent | $2,862.30 | +$500.00 |
| With spouse, 1 child and 2 parents | $3,020.30 | +$658.00 |
| With 1 child and 1 parent (no spouse) | $2,652.30 | +$290.00 |
| With 1 child and 2 parents (no spouse) | $2,810.30 | +$448.00 |
Added amounts at 90%: $98.00 for each child under 18 beyond the first, $317.00 for each child aged 18 to 23 in a qualifying school program, and $181.00 when the spouse receives Aid and Attendance. A spouse alone adds $197.00 to the 90% rate. For example, a veteran rated 90% with a spouse, two children under 18 and one child in college receives $3,119.30: $2,704.30 (basic rate: with spouse and 1 child (no parents)) + $98.00 (additional child under 18) + $317.00 (child over 18 in a school program).
Next step and previous step
Moving from 90% to 100% adds $1,576.28 a month for a veteran alone ($3,938.58). Dropping to 80% would pay $2,102.15, $260.15 less.
Ways to reach 90%
12 of the 45 two-rating pairs from 10% to 90% combine to 90%: 90% and 40% (94), 90% and 30% (93), 90% and 20% (92), 90% and 10% (91), 80% and 70% (94), 80% and 60% (92), 80% and 50% (90), 80% and 40% (88), 80% and 30% (86), 70% and 70% (91) and others in the combined ratings table.
A single condition can also be rated 90%: on this site, Hip replacement (DC 5054) have a 90% level.
38 CFR 4.71a, diagnostic code 5054, Hip replacement, at 90%: “Following implantation of the prosthesis, with painful motion or weakness such as to require the use of crutches.”
One disability rated 90% meets the single-disability threshold of 60% in 38 CFR 4.16(a) for a total rating based on unemployability; a combined 90% 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.