As a veteran with multiple service-connected impairments, you would probably like to learn
how to calculate your combined rating and see what your monthly compensation will be.
VA math can be pretty tricky, but we have made calculating your combined rating easy
with our website woodslawyers.com/calculator.
My name's Lori Underwood, and we'll talk about how to calculate your combined rating.
Many veterans have multiple service connected impairments, and trying to figure out how
to add those into a combined rating can be tricky because VA math is not always the same
as one plus one equals two.
Our combined rating calculator at woodslawyers.com/calculator can help you with calculating your combined
rating when you have multiple impairments.
It can also assist you with adding a bilateral factor where it applies.
A bilateral factor may apply to you if you have service connected impairments for both
of your arms, or both of your legs.
When you visit our website you'll see that there is a place where you can add your impairments
to your arms and your legs separate from any other disabilities which may not affect your
upper or your lower extremities.
You want to separate these correctly on the website so that the bilateral factor can be
added to your combined rating.
Sometimes it really does make a difference.
Whenever you are putting the numbers into our calculator, you will be adding the percentages
for each one of your conditions which have been service-connected by the VA.
You need this calculator because, as I said earlier, VA math is not always simple.
So, a 20% service connection, a 30% service connection, and a 60% service connection,
all for different impairments, may not add up to a 110% service connection.
But our calculator will help you to understand where your combined rating is, which is important
because your combined rating is what determines your VA monthly compensation.
Our calculator works to condense the combined rating table found in the Code of Federal
Regulations to show you where your level of compensation arises for your service-connected
disabilities.
There are a few other factors that may affect your VA monthly compensation, but will not
affect your combined rating.
These factors may be if you are being paid for a spouse on your monthly compensation,
are you being paid for any dependents, such as minor children living with you under the
age of 18, or children of yours which are in college between the ages of 18 and 24.
This will not affect your combined monthly rating, but you may receive additional compensation
for these family members if the VA has recognized them as compensable family members.
This has been accounted for on our VA calculator, and so you can use that tool as well on our
website to help you estimate your monthly payment.
If you have any questions at all about your combined rating, or are curious on how to
add up your combined rating, visit our website, which again is woodslawyers.com/calculator,
and get on there and play around with the combined rating calculator.
When you have any questions about how to increase your rating or maximize your combined rating
for the maximum VA compensation, give us a call at the number listed below, and we can
discuss and walk with you through how to increase your combined rating.