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Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Rate Tables

Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Rate Table - 12/1/04

Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Rate Table

Effective 12/1/04

SMC Rate Payment variation
K $84 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
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Without Children, SMC-L through SMC-N

Dependent Status L M N
Veteran Alone $2,860 $3,007 $3,155 $3,372 $3,590
Veteran with Spouse $2,990 $3,137 $3,285 $3,502 $3,720
Veteran with Spouse and One Parent $3,095 $3,242 $3,390 $3,607 $3,825
Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents $3,200 $3,347 $3,495 $3,712 $3,930
Veteran with One Parent $2,965 $3,112 $3,260 $3,477 $3,695
Veteran with Two Parents $3,070 $3,217 $3,365 $3,582 $3,800
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b) $117 $117 $117 $117 $117

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

Dependent Status O/P R.1 R.2 S
Veteran Alone $3,801 $4,012 $5,734 $6,576 $2,573
Veteran with Spouse $3,931 $4,142 $5,864 $6,706 $2,703
Veteran with Spouse and One Parent $4,036 $4,247 $5,969 $6,811 $2,808
Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents $4,141 $4,352 $6,074 $6,916 $2,913
Veteran with One Parent $3,906 $4,117 $5,839 $6,681 $2,678
Veteran with Two Parents $4,011 $4,222 $5,944 $6,786 $2,783
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b) $117 $117 $117 $117 $117

With Children, SMC-L through SMC-N

Dependent Status L M N
Veteran with Spouse and One Child $3,084 $3,231 $3,379 $3,596 $3,814
Veteran with One Child $2,948 $3,095 $3,243 $3,460 $3,678
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and One Child $3,189 $3,336 $3,484 $3,701 $3,919
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and One Child $3,294 $3,441 $3,589 $3,806 $4,024
Veteran with One Parent and One Child $3,053 $3,200 $3,348 $3,565 $3,783
Veteran with Two Parents and One Child $3,158 $3,305 $3,453 $3,670 $3,888
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18. See footnote $66 $66 $66 $66 $66
Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18. See footnote (a) $207 $207 $207 $207 $207
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b) $117 $117 $117 $117 $117

With Children, SMC-N 1/2 through SMC-S

Dependent Status O/P R.1 R.2 S
Veteran with Spouse and One Child $4,025 $4,236 $5,958 $6,800 $2,797
Veteran with One Child $3,889 $4,100 $5,822 $6,664 $2,661
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and One Child $4,130 $4,341 $6,063 $6,905 $2,902
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and One Child $4,235 $4,446 $6,168 $7,010 $3,007
Veteran with One Parent and One Child $3,994 $4,205 $5,927 $6,769 $2,766
Veteran with Two Parents and One Child $4,099 $4,310 $6,032 $6,874 $2,871
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18. See footnote $66 $66 $66 $66 $66
Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18. See footnote (a) $207 $207 $207 $207 $207
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b) $117 $117 $117 $117 $117

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, $ 1,304 , and add the rate for one school child, $144. The total amount payable is $1,448.

  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, $1,258. The total amount payable is $ 1,339.


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  12-1-1999.

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