VA Back Pay Calculator
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What disability rating did the VA give you?
Pick the combined rating from your VA decision letter.
Were you already getting VA disability pay before this?
If the VA raised your rating, we only count the difference. Most new claims are “No.”
When did your benefits start?
This is your effective date — usually the month the VA received your claim. It's on your decision letter. Just pick the month and year.
Add each rating and when it started
Start with your earliest rating and work forward. For each step, pick the month and year it began and the rating. We'll pay each step at the correct rate up to your approval date.
When did the VA approve your claim?
We count back pay up to this point. If it just happened, leave it on Today .
Who do you support?
Dependents can raise your pay (only at 30% and above). Skip anything that doesn't apply.
The VA may owe you about
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See how we got this
This is an estimate using official VA rates (effective December 1, 2025) and each year's cost-of-living adjustment back to 2008. It assumes your dependents stayed the same over the period and doesn't include special monthly compensation (SMC) or pay offsets. It is not legal advice; the VA decides the final amount.