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Compensation

Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Rate Table - Effective 12/1/03

SMC Rate Payment variation
K $82 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 $2,785 $2,929 $3,073 $3,284 $3,496
Veteran with Spouse $2,912 $3,056 $3,200 $3,411 $3,623
Veteran with Spouse and One Parent $3,015 $3,159 $3,303 $3,514 $3,726
Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents $3,118 $3,262 $3,406 $3,617 $3,829
Veteran with One Parent $2,888 $3,032 $3,176 $3,387 $3,599
Veteran with Two Parents $2,991 $3,135 $3,279 $3,490 $3,702
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b) $114 $114 $114 $114 $114
 

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

Dependent Status N 1/2 O/P R.1 R.2 S
Veteran Alone $3,701 $3,907 $5,584 $6,404 $2,506
Veteran with Spouse $3,828 $4,034 $5,711 $6,531  $2,633
Veteran with Spouse and One Parent $3,931 $4,137 $5,814 $6,634 $2,736
Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents $4,034 $4,240 $5,917 $6,737 $2,839
Veteran with One Parent $3,804 $4,010 $5,687 $6,507 $2,609
Veteran with Two Parents $3,907 $4,113 $5,790 $6,610 $2,712
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b) $114 $114 $114 $114 $114
 

With Children, SMC-L through SMC-N

Dependent Status L L 1/2 M M 1/2 N
Veteran with Spouse and One Child $3,004 $3,148 $3,292 $3,503 $3,715
Veteran with One Child $2,871 $3,015 $3,159 $3,370 $3,582
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and One Child $3,107 $3,251 $3,395 $3,606 $3,818
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and One Child $3,210 $3,354 $3,498 $3,709 $3,921
Veteran with One Parent and One Child $2,974 $3,118 $3,262 $3,473 $3,685
Veteran with Two Parents and One Child $3,077 $3,221 $3,365 $3,576 $3,788
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18. See footnote $65 $65 $65 $65 $65
Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18. See footnote (a) $202 $202 $202 $202 $202
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b) $114 $114 $114 $114 $114
 

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 $3,920 $4,126 $5,803 $6,623 $2,725
Veteran with One Child $3,787 $3,993 $5,670 $6,490 $2,592
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and One Child $4,023 $4,229 $5,906 $6,726 $2,828 
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and One Child $4,126 $4,332 $6,009 $6,829 $2,931
Veteran with One Parent and One Child $3,890 $4,096 $5,773 $6,593 $2,695
Veteran with Two Parents and One Child $3,993 $4,199 $5,876 $6,696 $2,798
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18. See footnote $65 $65 $65 $65 $65
Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18. See footnote (a) $202 $202 $202 $202 $202
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b) $114 $114 $114 $114 $114

Footnotes

  1. 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, $ 1,272 , and add the rate for one school child, $141. The total amount payable is $1,413.
  2. 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 $80, additional for A/A spouse, to the rate for a 70% veteran with dependency code 12, $1,227. The total amount payable is $ 1,307.

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