Choose the rating shown on a VA decision. Results are educational starting points, not an eligibility decision, claim recommendation, or promise. Selections stay in this browser and are not sent to Patriot Haven.
2026 VA compensation estimate
$0.00 per month
$0.00 per year at the same monthly rate
Estimate uses VA’s rates effective December 1, 2025. VA controls the official award, dependent recognition, effective date, offsets, withholding, and special compensation.
Open the official VA rate tableYour own education pathway
Not enough information
Use VA’s official eligibility page to confirm qualifying service.
Review current Post-9/11 GI Bill tiersWhat to examine next
Benefit pathways for this profile
Showing 3 of 3 pathways
VA health care
Apply and let VA assign the priority groupA 0% service-connected rating can still matter. VA says care for a rated service-connected condition does not require a copay, while broader enrollment and costs depend on service, income, and other factors.
Check VA health-care priority groupsVALife
A service-connected rating can open an application pathVA says Veterans age 80 or younger with any service-connected rating, including 0%, may apply. Special timing rules apply after age 80, and coverage requires premiums.
Review VALife eligibilityCommissary, exchange, and certain MWR access
Service-connected status may provide accessVA and DoD guidance describes access for Veterans whose VHIC shows SERVICE CONNECTED, including ratings from 0% to 90%. Installation enrollment, identity, security screening, and local procedures still apply.
Review official access instructionsRead the decision, then verify
Important limits
- A combined rating is not the sum of individual ratings.
- 100% and Permanent and Total are not interchangeable.
- A threshold means “look closer,” not automatic eligibility.
- State and local benefits use separate residency and program rules.
- Military retirement, severance, drill pay, incarceration, and other facts can affect actual payment.