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Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) Periodically, VA makes cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to VA compensation and pension benefits to ensure that the purchasing power of VA benefits is not eroded by inflation.
Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA, tied to inflation.
How COLA Affects VA Disability Rates. Disabled veterans will receive a 2.5% increase on their benefits, based on the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective December 1, 2024. Find the new VA disability rates below.
A new law guarantees Veterans will receive a cost-of-living adjustment to VA compensation that is equal to the COLA applied to Social Security benefits.
Current Veterans disability compensation rates. Review 2024 Veterans disability compensation rates. Use our compensation benefits rate tables to find your monthly payment amount. We base your monthly payment amount on your disability rating and details about your dependent family members.
2024 VA disability pay rates, which are effective December 1, 2023, have a confirmed year over year increase of 3.2% based on the latest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announced by the social security administration.
The 2025 VA disability pay rates and pay chart are tied to the 2025 COLA increase, which is officially set at 2.5%. These updated rates take effect on December 1, 2024, and will be reflected in your monthly disability payments starting January 1, 2025.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, Veterans and beneficiaries who receive VA compensation benefits will see an 8.7% increase in their monthly payments—the largest increase in over 30 years. The annual COLA increase is tied to the Social Security rate change and is based on the consumer price index (CPI).
The cost-of-living increase would apply to payouts for disability compensation, clothing allowances and dependency and indemnity benefits, as well as some other VA assistance programs.
Get the latest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) information on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) website. Review current VA disability compensation rates. Review current disability compensation rates based on disability rating and number of dependents.