In general, benefit rates are placed in tables. The top row
displays one set of criteria and the left side column displays
![Picture of a table showing the intersection of row and column.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917155907im_/http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Images/graph04.gif)
another set.
(In this example, percentage of disability and
dependency level.)
The reader chooses
a row from
the left side column and a column from the
top row. Where those two choices intersect is the rate payable based on
the conditions shown in the table. (In this example, $323.00 is the rate for a
30% disabled veteran who has a dependent spouse.)
Some tables have few
conditions, some have more. Sometimes there are add-in rates, such as Aid &
Attendance (A&A) allowances. Occasionally calculations must be made to
determine the rate.
Footnotes can also appear in a table. When they do
hyper links have been provided from the footnote to its location on the web
site.