Ratings

How Many Veterans Are at Each VA Rating

You are not alone. Here is where the 6.3 million Veterans getting compensation sit.

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The numbers

VA's Annual Benefits Report for fiscal year 2025 lists the number of Veterans receiving disability compensation, by combined rating, as of September 30, 2025.

Combined ratingVeteransShare of all recipients
100%1,847,44929.15%
90%679,68810.72%
80%627,3009.90%
70%562,9308.88%
60%450,2867.10%
50%281,1324.44%
40%345,8065.46%
30%320,6745.06%
20%355,2395.60%
10%861,70213.60%
0% (paid)6,0470.10%
Total6,338,253100%

The 100 percent group is the largest single group, at 29.15 percent of recipients. The 10 percent group is second at 13.60 percent.

September 30, 2025

September 30, 2025100%29.15%90%10.72%80%9.90%70%8.88%60%7.10%50%4.44%40%5.46%30%5.06%20%5.60%10%13.60%0%0.10%
100%: 29.15%; 90%: 10.72%; 80%: 9.90%; 70%: 8.88%; 60%: 7.10%; 50%: 4.44%; 40%: 5.46%; 30%: 5.06%; 20%: 5.60%; 10%: 13.60%; 0%: 0.10%.VA Annual Benefits Report FY 2025: Compensation (table "All compensation recipients," page 77) ยท Page reviewed September 2026.

Keep in mind

These are counts from one date and change as VA decides claims. Newer reports will replace them. The counts are a snapshot of who is being paid, not a guide to what rating you should get. Your rating depends on your own conditions and evidence.

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