90 VA Disability 2025 Increase: The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for VA benefits is a big help for veterans’ finances, especially now that prices are going up because of inflation. The Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2024 makes sure that VA benefits go up at the same rate as Social Security COLA increases. This helps veterans keep their purchasing power.
The exact rise in benefits for veterans with a 90% disability rating will depend on what the final COLA percentage for 2025 is. This change helps veterans keep up with the rising cost of living. The Social Security Administration (SSA) just announced a 2.5% COLA for 2025. It will start in December 2024 and go through early 2025 for veterans.
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What is the amount of the increase you will get in 2025?
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How much money veterans get from the VA depends on how disabled they are and how their family is. Veterans with higher disability ratings get bigger payments, and if they have dependents, their monthly payments can go up even more.
For example, a veteran with a 90% disability rating who is single currently gets $2,241.91 per month. This amount will increase by $60.05 in 2024, bringing the total to $2,297.96. Similarly, a veteran with a spouse, child, and two dependent parents now receives $2,865.91, which will rise by $71.65 to $2,937.56 next year. These increases are part of the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to help veterans keep pace with inflation.
Veterans with a 90% disability rate will see an average increase of $63.53 under the 2025 COLA.
The entire payment table, which compares the payments for 2024 and 2025 based on any dependents a beneficiary may have, is shown below.
Dependent Status 2025 2024
Veterans with a 90% disability rating will see an average increase of $63.53 under the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).
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The updated payment table below compares the monthly payments for veterans in 2024 and 2025, based on their dependents:
Single Veteran, No Dependents:
- 2024: $2,241.91
- 2025: $2,305.44
Veteran with Spouse:
- 2024: $2,382.38
- 2025: $2,445.91
Veteran with Spouse and Child:
- 2024: $2,505.27
- 2025: $2,568.80
Veteran with Spouse, Child, and Two Parents:
- 2024: $2,865.91
- 2025: $2,937.56
These increases are designed to help veterans keep up with inflation and rising costs.
No spouse and no parents
- Veteran with Spouse and Child $2,630.06 $2,565.91
No parents
- Veteran with Spouse, $2,783.81 $2,715.91
One Parent and One Child
- Veteran with Spouse, $2,937.56 $2,865.91
Two Parents and Child
- Veteran with One Parent and Child $2,579.83 $2,516.91
- Veteran with Two Parents and Child $2,733.58 $2,666.91
- Add for Each Additional $95.33 $93
Child Under Age 18
- Each Additional Schoolchild $308.53 $301
Over Age 18
- Additional for A/A spouse $176.30 $172
You must keep an eye on everything that the relevant agencies do to make sure that you are getting the right amount of money for your condition.
