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Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Rate Table - Effective 12/1/02

SMC	Rate	Payment variation
K	$81	Usually added to other rate or paid as the rate when percentage is zero.
Q	$67	Paid in place of a rate.

Without Children	With Children
SMC-L through SMC-N	SMC-L through SMC-N
SMC-N 1/2 through SMC-S	SMC-N 1/2 through SMC-S

Without Children, SMC-L through SMC-N

Dependent Status	L	L 1/2	M	M 1/2	N
Veteran Alone	$2,728	$2,869	$3,010	$3,217	$3,425
Veteran with Spouse	$2,853	$2,994	$3,135	$3,342	$3,550
Veteran with Spouse and One Parent	$2,954	$3,095	$3,236	$3,443	$3,651
Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents	$3,055	$3,196	$3,377	$3,518	$3,725
Veteran with One Parent	$2,829	$2,970	$3,111	$3,318	$3,526
Veteran with Two Parents	$2,930	$3,071	$3,212	$3,419	$3,627
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b)	$112	$112	$112	$112	$112

Without Children, SMC-N 1/2 through SMC-S

Dependent Status	N 1/2	O/P	R.1	R.2	S
Veteran Alone	$3,626	$3,827	$5,470	$6,273	$2,455
Veteran with Spouse	$3,751	$3,952	$5,595	$6,398	$2,580
Veteran with Spouse and One Parent	$3,852	$4,053	$5,696	$6,499	$2,681
Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents	$3,953	$4,154	$5,797	$6,600	$2,782
Veteran with One Parent	$3,727	$3,928	$5,571	$6,374	$2,556
Veteran with Two Parents	$3,828	$4,029	$5,672	$6,475	$2,657
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b)	$112	$112	$112	$112	$112

With Children, SMC-L through SMC-N

Dependent Status	L	L 1/2	M	M 1/2	N
Veteran with Spouse and One Child	$2,943	$3,084	$3,225	$3,432	$3,640
Veteran with One Child	$2,813	$2,954	$3,095	$3,302	$3,510
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and One Child	$3,044	$3,185	$3,326	$3,533	$3,741
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and One Child	$3,145	$3,286	$3,427	$3,634	$3,842
Veteran with One Parent and One Child	$2,914	$3,055	$3,196	$3,403	$3,611
Veteran with Two Parents and One Child	$3,015	$3,156	$3,297	$3,504	$3,712
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18. See footnote (c)	$64	$64	$64	$64	$64
Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18. See footnote (a)	$198	$198	$198	$198	$198
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b)	$112	$112	$112	$112	$112

With Children, SMC-N 1/2 through SMC-S

Dependent Status	N 1/2	O/P	R.1	R.2	S
Veteran with Spouse and One Child	$3,841	$4,042	$5,685	$6,488	$2,670
Veteran with One Child	$3,711	$3,912	$5,555	$6,358	$2,540
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and One Child	$3,942	$4,143	$5,786	$6,589	$2,771
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and One Child	$4,043	$4,244	$5,887	$6,690	$2,872
Veteran with One Parent and One Child	$3,812	$4,013	$5,656	$6,459	$2,641
Veteran with Two Parents and One Child	$3,913	$4,114	$5,757	$6,560	$2,742
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18. See footnote (c)	$64	$64	$64	$64	$64
Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18. See footnote (a)	$198	$198	$198	$198	$198
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b)	$112	$112	$112	$112	$112

Rates for each school child are shown separately. They are not included with any other compensation rates. All other entries on this chart reflecting a rate for children show the rate payable for children under 18 or helpless. 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 and 3 children, $ 1,246 , and add the rate for one school child, $138. The total amount payable is $1,384.
Where the veteran has a spouse who is determined to require A/A, add the figure shown as "additional for A/A spouse" to the amount shown for the proper dependency code. For example, veteran has A/A spouse and 2 minor children and is 70% disabled. Add $78, additional for A/A spouse, to the rate for a 70% veteran with dependency code 12, $1,202. The total amount payable is $ 1,280.
Rates are shown for one child. Add this amount for any additional under 18 or helpless child.