The best disability calculator for understanding combined disability ratings, payment amounts, and potential monthly compensation based on your marital status and dependents. This free VA calculator shows how the VA combines disability percentages and calculates benefits. Simple, transparent, built for veterans disability planning.
Use this free VA disability calculator to estimate your monthly compensation, potential VA disability back pay, and overall payment amount based on your current situation.
The VA bases all disability decisions on medical documentation. Enter your current rating, target rating, marital status, and number of dependents to see your estimated VA disability compensation and monthly payment amount.
Global Vets Consulting (GVC4Vets) connects veterans with independent, licensed physicians who document service‑connected disabilities clearly and thoroughly. 95% of veteran clients report ratings of 70% or higher, but every case is unique and all decisions are made by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Calculate your combined rating, estimate 2026 compensation, explore potential rating paths, and request a confidential review.
Select existing service-connected conditions from the GVC4Vets self-assessment guide, enter each current evaluation, and choose a projected evaluation for educational planning.
Add each service-connected rating from highest to lowest. Mark ratings that affect paired arms or legs when the bilateral factor applies.
Add ratings to see the step-by-step calculation.
The table updates instantly using the dependent selections above.
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Multi-year rate automation supports 2027–2047. After an official annual payload is entered, that table activates automatically on its configured effective date and updates compensation, the inline table, all rate-year labels, and SMC-K.
Compare your current combined rating with a potential set of future individual ratings.
This tool checks common schedular percentage thresholds only. It does not determine unemployability or eligibility.
Special Monthly Compensation is fact-specific. This screener highlights common questions to discuss with an accredited representative or VA.
Share your calculator results with our 24/7 Veteran Intake Specialist. GVC4Vets focuses on medical-evidence support for qualifying increases to existing service-connected conditions.
Working with Global Vets Consulting (GVC4Vets) is designed to bring clarity and peace of mind to the VA claims process.
We streamline access to trusted, independent physicians who provide thorough medical documentation recognized by the VA. Here’s how we make it happen:
We start with a chat to understand your needs and discuss your options – before you pay anything.
We start with a chat to understand your needs and discuss your options – before you pay anything.
We start with a chat to understand your needs and discuss your options – before you pay anything.
Over 95,000 veterans have coordinated VA-compliant medical documentation through Global Vets Consulting (GVC4Vets). Here’s what they’re saying about their experience.
Our free consultations are the first step to connecting veterans with licensed physicians for independent medical evaluations that can be used to support your VA claims process.
Get answers to your most common questions about VA claims, medical documentation, disability ratings, and how independent medical evaluations strengthen your case.
VA claims are formal requests made to the Department of Veterans Affairs for benefits related to service-connected disabilities, such as compensation, healthcare, or pensions. Global Vets Consulting (GVC4Vets) connects veterans with independent licensed medical professionals that can document their systems and the severity of their disability.
We connect veterans with independent licensed medical professionals for evaluations and documentation – including Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs). Your physician will determine the link between your condition and your service and may provide medical documentation the VA can review when determining disability ratings.
There is no straightforward answer to this question. To be eligible for a VA claim increase, you must submit a claim and have your level of disability evaluated. Increased claims are complex and depend on the severity of your conditions and the VA’s Schedule for Rating Disabilities. The requirements for a higher rating under the applicable VA diagnostic codes can be difficult to meet. To pursue a VA claim increase, veterans must submit a claim and have their disability level evaluated. Strong, accurate medical documentation from qualified professionals may assist the VA in its review.
While you can file a claim on your own, having accurate medical documentation from qualified professionals makes a big difference. Global Vets Consulting (GVC4Vets) connects you with experienced providers who prepare thorough, VA-compliant reports.
If your VA claim was denied or you received a lower rating than expected, Global Vets Consulting (GVC4Vets) can connect you to get a re-evaluation by a private and neutral third-party provider. They may provide updated documentation to support a supplemental or increase claim.
