The calculation domain is separate from the interface, uses whole percentage values, stores money in integer cents, and produces an audit trail for every combination.
Content review: September 18, 2026
On September 11, we compared all 83 existing condition records and 401 rating levels with the current schedule, with a second review of the criteria. This does not mean every VA diagnostic code or historical schedule is included.
All 2,244 generated state, district and territorial records have now received individual review. Comparisons of the information represented in 2,218 records are complete; 26 still have unresolved source or eligibility questions and are not marked verified. No record was approved merely because its link works.
This pass completed 1,936 comparisons on September 18 and preserved the original dates of 282 earlier completed comparisons. It is not certification of every possible benefit, every program rule, or an individual’s eligibility. The 4 retired programs and 1 temporarily unavailable program are not offered as currently available benefits. Organization-only programs are not screened as personal benefits, and private-provider resources are labeled separately from government sources.
Always confirm current requirements with the administering agency. Review dates describe the documented review scope, not a promise that every program detail has been rechecked. Unknown legal effective dates are not filled in with the date we reviewed a source.
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Combined ratings
Included ratings are ordered from highest to lowest. Each next percentage applies to the efficiency remaining after the higher combined value. The intermediate result is rounded to the whole number represented by Table I. Conversion to the nearest multiple of 10 happens once, after all combinations; a final 5 rounds up.
60% + 30%
60% leaves 40% efficiency. Thirty percent of 40 is 12. Raw result: 72%. Rounded schedular result: 70%.
60% + 40% + 20%
60 and 40 combine to 76. Then 76 and 20 combine to 81. Final rounded result: 80%.
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Bilateral factor
A compensable left and right disability must be entered in the same qualifying paired group. Those ratings combine first; 10% of that combined bilateral value is added, not combined. The resulting subtotal becomes one rating for later combinations. Valid removals are exhaustively compared to implement § 4.26(d).
Bilateral 10% + 10%
The pair combines to 19. Ten percent of 19 rounds to 2 points, making a bilateral subtotal of 21. In the regulatory 60, 20, 10, 10 example, 60, 21, and 20 combine to raw 74 and rounded 70.
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Compensation
The rate set whose effective range contains the selected date is used. Ten and 20 percent are flat rates. At 30% and above, the spouse/parent/child table row and reviewed added amounts are used. Any missing, unverified, or unusual necessary record blocks an exact estimate.
70%, spouse, 3 children under 18, spouse A&A
$2,074.45 base + $76.00 + $76.00 for two additional children + $141.00 spouse A&A = $2,367.45 monthly.
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SMC, SMC-K, and TDIU
SMC and TDIU are never inferred. A user-provided SMC base replaces ordinary compensation according to the official table; SMC-K is added only when permitted. A user-provided TDIU selection preserves the schedular result while using the 100% ordinary payment table.
One SMC-K award
The 2026 add-on is $139.87 when the selected base combination permits it.
Manual SMC-L example
With spouse, 3 children under 18, 1 school child over 18, and spouse A&A: $5,281.24 + $109.11 + $109.11 + $352.45 + $201.41 = $6,053.32.
Separate source registry
Verify the official sources and review dates
The source registry keeps authoritative references, publishers, uses, and review dates in one canonical place.
Reviewed records, explicit gaps, and maintenance controls
Forms catalog reviewed August 31, 2026.
28active claim and supporting forms
69current public DBQs
11VA-only DBQs explained
85reviewed condition-to-DBQ mappings
The catalog does not claim that every possible VA benefit form is represented. It covers the requested disability-claim, evidence, review, representation, dependency, records, and special-disability forms plus the complete current public-DBQ catalog. The 3 retired or legacy records are hidden by default and are not recommended for a new filing.
Supporting forms for VA claims
Current use and online-submission guidance for common supporting forms.