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Can I Receive Benefits for Multiple VA Disabilities?

Name: Can I Receive Benefits for Multiple VA Disabilities? | Veterans Guide
Uploaded: 2024-03-20T13:30:00+00:00
Duration: 53 s
Description: VA math and how they combine multiple disabilities into one overall rating can be confusing. Linda Cosme explains how the VA deals with multiple ratings.

Video Transcript

Yes. And any additional disabilities you have will also be rated by the VA and can increase your total rating. The VA does not simply add ratings together, however. They have a table for combined ratings that they use to determine how two or more conditions can be combined. For example, to give you an idea, a 50% combined rating with another 50% will equal a total 75%, which will then be rounded to the nearest 10%, so the total rating is now 80%. Here’s another example. A 40% disability rating for one condition and a 20% rating for another condition will equal 52% total, which will then be rounded to 50%. The way the math works is that the primary rating is taken from the person’s able body rating. If you’re physically fit, that’s a hundred percent minus your disability rating. So if a veteran has a 70% disability and then another 10% rating, then 10% will be taken from a hundred percent minus 70% or 30%. 10% multiplied by 30% equals 3%, and then added to the 70% for 73%, which will then be rounded to the nearest 10th digit.

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Linda Cosme | VA-Accredited Attorney & U.S. Army Veteran

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