Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability

 

Compensate Veterans for disabilities incurred in or aggravated during military service according to the average impairment in earning capacity such disability would cause in civilian occupations.

Active 64.109 Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs C - Direct Payments For Specified Use; D - Direct Payments With Unrestricted Use Fiscal Year 2007 In FY 07, 2,789,490 disabled veterans received compensation. FY 08 estimate, 2,899,829 veterans; and FY 09 estimate, 3,014,841 veterans.
Fiscal Year 2019 In FY 19, 4,852,077 disabled Veterans received compensation. (FY 20 estimate: 5,089,328 Veterans; FY 21 estimate: 5,267,797 Veterans)
Fiscal Year 2023 VBA processed 415,853 initial claims for Veterans compensation and survivors benefits in FY 2023. 366,967 Veterans and 44,087 survivors began receiving compensation benefits in FY 2023 for an average annual individual benefit of $24,511 and $20,572, respectively. 38 U.S.C. 1110, 1131. Persons who have suffered disabilities resulting from service in the Armed Forces of the United States. The disability must have been incurred during or aggravated by service in the line of duty. Separation from service must have been under other than dishonorable conditions for the period in which the disability was incurred or aggravated. Disabled veterans. DD Form 214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty". Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. An application VA Form 21-526EZ, Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation Benefit s) may be obtained from any VA office or regional office and submitted to the Veteran's local regional office. In addition, an application may be completed on-line at www.va.gov. Awards are authorized at the regional office. None, but it must be filed within one year after separation from service in order for entitlement to be established from the day following discharge; otherwise, entitlement is established only from the date of receipt of the claim. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. No restrictions. Not applicable. Not applicable. None. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Effective date specific to each disability compensation review. See Appendix IV of the Catalog for Veterans Benefits Administration field offices. Veterans Benefits Administration Compensation Service
810 Vermont Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20420 USA
EXECASST.VBACO@va.gov
Phone: (206) 965-3884
Fax: vbaco_21cea@va.gov

Jude Lopez VBA, Office of Executive Review
810 Vermont Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20420 USA
jude.lopez1@va.gov
Phone: (202) 461-9275 http://www.va.gov. 36-0102-0-1-701 (Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 23$135,980,190,000.00; FY 24 est $158,682,457,000.00; FY 25 est $172,645,670,000.00; FY 19$87,647,099,000.00; FY 20 est $96,500,810,000.00; FY 21 est $105,219,137,000.00; FY 07$29,091,160,000.00; FY 08 est $32,456,880,000.00; FY 09 est $34,689,066,000.00; - In FY 24, basic rates of compensation range from $171.23 for a 10 percent combined disability rating to $3,737.85 for a 100 percent combined disability rating. 38 CFR 3.4; "Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents," VA Pamphlet 80-0-01, $5.00, available from Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. The stock number is: 051-000-00233-4. Not applicable.