Va Pension Rates 204. Depending on your disability rating and household, you can use the information in the charts below to determine how much you can expect your upcoming va disability payment to change. You may be eligible for protected rates if you began receiving va disability or death pension payments before december 31, 1978, and you haven’t elected to change to the current, improved pension program.
If you qualify for these benefits, we’ll base your payment amount on the difference between your income for va purposes and a limit that congress sets (called the maximum annual pension rate, or mapr). This article reviews the current va pension rates and guidance on whether or not you may qualify.