Va Compensation 2025 Increase Date. Approximately 5 million veterans and 2 million military retirees. The dole act would also give the va the authority to pay retroactive compensation to health care employees who exceeded annual pay caps between jan.

The 2025 va special monthly compensation (smc) rates have been officially updated with a 2.5% cost of living adjustment (cola), effective december 1, 2024, with payments starting on january 1, 2025. On december 1, 2024, monthly benefits for veterans with a 20 percent disability rating will increase by 2.5 percent, or $8.46, from $338.49 monthly in 2024 to $346.95 monthly in 2025.