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Understand Your VA Disability Benefits

Free tools and guides to help veterans navigate VA disability ratings, calculate monthly payments, and file successful claims. Updated for 2026.

Calculate Your Rating

Popular Condition Guides

PTSD

Coming soon
0%-100% DC 9411

Post-traumatic stress disorder ratings based on social and occupational impairment.

Tinnitus

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10% DC 6260

Ringing in the ears. Maximum schedular rating is 10%, the most commonly claimed condition.

Sleep Apnea

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0%-100% DC 6847

Obstructive sleep apnea ratings based on need for CPAP, oxygen therapy, or respiratory failure.

Back Pain (Lumbosacral Strain)

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0%-100% DC 5237

Lower back pain ratings based on range of motion limitation and incapacitating episodes.

Migraines

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0%-50% DC 8100

Migraine headache ratings based on frequency, duration, and economic impact.

Hearing Loss

Coming soon
0%-100% DC 6100

Hearing loss ratings determined by audiometric testing using Table VI and Table VII.

How VA Disability Claims Work

1

File Your Claim

Submit your disability claim through VA.gov, by mail, or with help from a VSO.

2

Attend C&P Exam

The VA schedules a Compensation & Pension exam to evaluate your conditions.

3

Receive Your Rating

The VA assigns your disability rating and begins monthly compensation payments.