In this post, we will reveal and explain the Top 20 VA benefits for veterans with an 80 VA disability.
We’ve also compiled a complete list of VA benefits availablefor disabled veterans with an 80 percent VA rating or higher.
In our experience atVA Claims Insider, many disabledveterans with 80 VA disability are stuck, frustrated, and underrated, meaningyou doNOTcurrently have the VA disability compensationbenefits you deserve by law.
This means you could be missing out on thousands of dollarsof VA disability benefits for you, your spouse, and your dependents.
The good news is you can potentiallyincrease your VA ratingfrom 90 to 100 in less time with theVA Claims Insider Elite, premier education-based membership program.
Okay, so let’s jump right in and explore the 80% VA disabilitybenefits in detail!
- 80 Percent VA Disability Pay Rate
- Average VA Rating Statistics by Disability Percentage
- What is the 80 Percent VA Disability Pay Rate?
- List of Top 20 VA Benefits for Veterans 80 Percent Disabled
- 2020 VA Disability Rates for Conditions – 80 Percent VA Disability Pay
- 7 Tips On How to Increase VA Disability from 80 Percent to 100 Percent
- Free VA Disability Claim Resources
- About The Author
80 Percent VA Disability Pay Rate
In 2020, an 80 percent VA disability rating is worth aminimum of $1,657.80 per month and is tax free at both the state and federallevels.
Many veterans with an 80% VA rating are looking for ways toincrease their VA rating because of the additional benefits available at the100% VA rating.
According to the Veterans Benefits Administration data reported to congress, 9.0% of disabled veterans or 426,483 out of 4,743,108 currently have an 80 percent VA disability rating.
Average VA Rating Statistics by Disability Percentage
A 2020 80 VA disability pay chart is shown below for quick reference.
This table lists the current 80% VA disability pay rate with and without dependents.
What is the 80 Percent VA Disability Pay Rate?
| 80 VA Disability Pay Rates 2020 (Without Children) | |
| What is 80 VA Disability Worth in 2020? | 80% VA Pay |
| Veteran Alone | $1,657.80 |
| Veteran with Spouse Only | $1,795.80 |
| Veteran with Spouseand One Parent | $1,906.80 |
| Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents | $2,017.80 |
| Veteran with One Parent | $1,768.80 |
| Veteran with Two Parents | $1,879.80 |
| Additional forAid and Attendance | $127.00 |
| 80 VA Disability Pay Rates 2020 (With Children) | |
| What is 80 VA Disability Worth in 2020? | 80% VA Pay |
| Veteran with Spouseand Child | $1,897.80 |
| Veteran with Child Only | $1,749.80 |
| Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and Child | $2,008.80 |
| Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and Child | $2,119.80 |
| Veteran with One Parent and Child | $1,860.80 |
| Veteran with Two Parents and Child | $1,971.80 |
| Add for Each Additional Child Under 18 | $68.00 |
| Each Additional Schoolchild Over 18 | $222.00 |
| Additional forAid and Attendance | $127.00 |
List of Top 20 VA Benefits for Veterans 80 Percent Disabled
- #1: 80 VA Disability Compensation Pay
- #2: VA Special Monthly Compensation Benefits
- #3: Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP)
- #4: No cost health care and prescription medications
- #5: Travel allowance for scheduled appointments for care at aVAmedical facility or VA authorized health care facility
- #6: Disabled Veterans Property Tax Exemptions(state specific requirements apply)
- #7: Waiver of VA funding fee for home loan
- #8: Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment
- #9: Additional compensation for eligible dependents
- #10: Concurrent receipt of military retired pay
- #11: VA TDIU or “Total Disability Individual Unemployability” Benefits
- #12: Dependents Educational Assistance
- #13: Up to $5,000 Per Year Folds of Honor Educational Scholarships for Eligible Dependents of Disabled Veterans
- #14: Special restorative training
- #15: CHAMPVA Medical Insurance(if unemployable disability condition ispermanent)
- #16: Dental care(if unemployable)
- #17: Burial and plot allowance
- #18: Use of commissaries, exchanges, and morale, welfare and recreation (MWR) retail facilities, in-person and online
- #19: 10-point Veteran preference in federal hiring
- #20: Direct hire authority
2020 VA Disability Rates for Conditions – 80 Percent VA Disability Pay
We have also built aVA disability rates for conditions expert-level guidethat will assist veterans who currently have a 80 VA disability rating.
This guide will also help you at both lower and higher VAratings, and explains VA disability rates for conditions in 2020.
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7 Tips On How to Increase VA Disability from 80 Percent to 100 Percent
Tip #1: UseMyHealtheVettoGet Your Current Symptoms Documented in VA Medical Records
Tip #2: Go forHigh-ValueVA Disability Claims(e.g.,MentalHealth,LifestyleImpact Claim,Migraines,SleepApnea)
Tip #3: Have a Private Provider CompleteDBQsforConditions Already Service Connected
Tip #4: File for Secondary Service Connection withMedicalNexus Letters
Tip #5: Obtain aBuddy Letterfroma First-Hand Witness
Tip #6: Prepare For Your
Tip #7: Go forTotal Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU)with 80% VA disability
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About The Author
Brian Reese
Brian Reese is one of the top VA disability benefits experts in the world and bestselling author of You Deserve It: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Veteran Benefits You’ve Earned (Second Edition).
Brian’s frustration with the VA claim process led him to create VA Claims Insider, which provides disabled veterans with tips, strategies, and lessons learned to win their VA disability compensation claim, faster, even if they’ve already filed, been denied, gave up, or don’t know where to start.
As the founder of VA Claims Insider and CEO of Military Disability Made Easy, he has helped serve more than 10 million military members and veterans since 2013 through free online educational resources.
He is aformer active duty Air Force officerwith extensive experience leading hundreds of individuals and multi-functional teams in challenging international environments, including a combat tour to Afghanistan in 2011 supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.
Brian is a Distinguished Graduate of Management from theUnited States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, and he holds an MBA from Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business, Stillwater, OK, where he was a National Honor Scholar (Top 1% of Graduate School class).
