Smc Va Disability Compensation Rates For 2024. The department of veterans affairs (va) pays special monthly compensation (smc) to qualifying veterans with especially serious disabilities or combinations of disabilities. In our example of a veteran with 70% disability rating, your total monthly payment amount would be:

All other smc categories are paid in lieu of va disability. To find the amount payable to a 70% disabled veteran with a spouse and four children, one of whom is over 18 and attending school, take the 70% rate for a veteran with a spouse.