Tools
Simple tools to help you understand.
Educational estimators and planners. Nothing you enter is stored or sent.
Combined rating calculator
Estimate a combined rating with the whole person method and bilateral factor, plus the matching VA monthly rate.
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Back pay estimator
Generic math: monthly difference times months since an effective date you enter.
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2026 VA rate table
VA basic monthly compensation rates, effective December 1, 2025, in one clean table.
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Intent to file date tracker
Track the one year window VA describes after an intent to file.
Coming soon
Evidence checklist builder
Build a general checklist of the evidence types VA describes.
Coming soon
Estimate for education only. This is not an official VA decision. Only VA decides ratings and payments, and your actual amount may differ. Nothing you enter is stored or sent. For help with your claim, contact a VA accredited representative.