Training series
VMC Training: Ratings and Compensation
The numbered VMC lessons on combined ratings, dependents, service connection, and compensation examples.
9 lessons found
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Why 50% + 30% ≠ 80% | VA Disability Math Explained | VMC Training #2
Why doesn’t a 50% VA disability rating plus a 30% rating equal 80%?
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How Dependents Affect VA Disability Compensation | VMC Training #3
How do dependents affect VA disability compensation?
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Adding Another 10% But Still 70%? | VA Math Explained | VMC Training #4
What happens when a Veteran at a 70% combined VA disability rating receives another 10% rating? The answer is not 80%.
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What Does It Take to Move From 70% to 80%? | VA Math Explained | VMC Training #5
What does it take to move from a 70% combined VA disability rating to 80%?
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Two 10% Knee Ratings Can Become 21%? | Bilateral Factor | VMC Training #6
TWO 10% KNEE RATINGS CAN BECOME 21% BEFORE VA KEEPS CALCULATING. 10% + 10% combines to 19%. The bilateral factor adds 1.9, making 20.9, treated as 21% for the next combination. Educational example only.
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60% + 40% + 20% Does Not Equal 120% in VA Math | VMC Training #8
60% + 40% + 20% DOES NOT EQUAL 120% IN VA MATH. In this example, 60 + 40 becomes 76. Then 76 + 20 becomes 81. Only after all ratings are included does the final value round, here to 80%.
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Round 64% Too Early? Why Early Rounding Can Change 80% to 70% | VMC Training #9
VA combined ratings are not rounded after every step. If another rating remains, carry the intermediate value forward.
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What Does a 0% VA Rating Actually Mean? | VMC Training #10
A 0% VA disability evaluation can still mean the condition is service connected even when it does not currently produce monthly disability compensation for that condition. This training explains the distinction and why service connection at 0% can still matter.
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VA Math: Why 94% Stays 90%, but 95% Becomes 100% | VMC Training #12
This lesson starts with an EXACT combined value of 90, leaving 10% remaining efficiency. In these examples: • Combine with 40%: 40% of the remaining 10 is 4; 90 + 4 = 94, which rounds to 90%. • Combine with 50%: 50% of the remaining 10 is 5; 90 + 5 = 95, which rounds to 100%.