You’ve been assessed with a service-connected disability rated at 70 percent. What’s next?
This guide is your go-to resource for understanding 70% VA disability benefits, detailing their scope, operation, and eligibility criteria for disabled veterans.
In this article, we will explore the following areas – with updates for 2025:
- What is the compensation for a 70% VA Disability Rating?
- Compensation available for dependents at the 70% VA Disability Rating
- The primary benefits of having a 70% VA Disability Rating
- Social Security considerations with a 70% VA Disability Rating
- 70% VA Disability and the path to Extraschedular TDIU
- Strategies to increase your VA Disability Rating from 70%
- Ready to discover all about 70% benefits? Dive in with us!
What is the compensation for a 70% VA Disability Rating?
For 2025, the compensation rate for a single veteran with a 70% VA disability rating is $1,759.19 per month.
Additional details on compensation for dependents can be found within the VA Disability Rates and Compensation tables.
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Key Steps to Elevate Your VA Disability Rating from 70%
Moving from a 70% to an 80% or 90% disability rating involves demonstrating the worsening of your conditions or identifying new, service-connected disabilities.
Essential Considerations
- Medical Documentation: Keep your medical records up to date, showing how your disabilities have progressed.
- New Claims: Submit claims for any new service-connected disabilities. Valid claims can help increase your combined rating.
- Professional Assistance: Seek advice from a VA-accredited lawyer or representative. Their expertise can navigate the complex VA system effectively.
- Consistent Medical Follow-up: Regular medical check-ups are vital. They provide ongoing proof of your disability status.
The journey to a higher disability rating is unique and challenging for each veteran. Stay diligent and attentive to your case’s details.
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Beyond the basic compensation, veterans with a 70% disability rating have access to a variety of VA benefits.
Some of these include:
- Health Care Benefits: Eligibility for VA Health Care Priority Group 2, ensuring reduced copays for certain services.
- VA Pension: For low-income, wartime veterans, based on financial need, disability status, and service duration.
- Concurrent Retired and Disability Pay (CRDP): For veterans with 20+ years of service and a 50% or higher rating, allowing for retired pay without VA compensation reduction.
- VA Home Loan Guarantee: Facilitating home purchases with favorable loan terms.
- Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E): Offering career and education assistance.
- Access to Military Facilities: Including commissaries and MWR activities.
- Special Monthly Compensation: For veterans with specific severe disabilities.
- CHAMPVA Medical Insurance: For dependents of veterans who do not qualify for TRICARE.
70% VA Disability and Extraschedular TDIU
Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) can be a critical benefit for veterans unable to work due to their service-connected disabilities.
To qualify directly, veterans must have one condition rated 60% or more, or multiple conditions with one at least 40% and a combined rating of 70% or more.
Even if these specific criteria are not met, a case for TDIU may still be pursued through extraschedular consideration, necessitating the submission of VA Form 21-8940.
For veterans at 70%, applying for TDIU could substantially increase your compensation, reflecting a 100% disability rate for those unable to maintain substantial employment due to their disabilities.
TDIU represents an opportunity for veterans to maximize their disability compensation.
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Cassandra Crosby, an Accredited Agent and claims advocate for Matthew Hill & Shelly Mark’s teams, reviewed the information provided in this post.
