Murfreesboro, TN - Veterans, if you receive disability compensation—have you noticed an increase? It increased on the first of December. This 2.5 per cent increase was based on the cost-of-living adjustment.

Here are some 2025 VA disability pay rates: 

• 10% disability: $175.51 per month
• 20% disability: $346.95 per month
• 30% disability: $537.42 per month
• 40% disability: $774.16 per month
• 50% disability: $1,102.04 per month
• 60% disability: $1,395.93 per month
• 100% disability: $3,831.30 per month

The 2025 VA disability pay rates include a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The COLA is based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Workers (CPI-W) for the second quarter of 2024. 

The VA disability pay rate also depends on the veteran's dependent status: 

• Veteran with spouse and two parents

$703.42 per month for a 30% disability rating and $1,378.04 per month for a 50% disability rating

• Veteran with spouse, one parent, and one child

$699.42 per month for a 30% disability rating and $1,372.04 per month for a 50% disability rating

• Veteran with spouse, two parents, and one child

$750.42 per month for a 30% disability rating and $1,457.04 per month for a 50% disability rating

• Each additional child under 18

$31.00 per month for a 30% disability rating and $53.00 per month for a 50% disability rating

You can use a VA disability calculator to estimate your VA disability pay. There are answers to your questions at the Alvin C. York VA Medical Center at 3400 Lebanon Pike in Murfreesboro. Phone them at 615-867-6000.