Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers at 30% VA Disability Rating

VA pays on the combined rating, not per condition: this is the amount when 30% is the veteran's combined rating, after all separate ratings are combined under 38 CFR 4.25. At a 30% combined rating, a single veteran receives $552.47 per month ($6,629.64/year) under the 2026 VA rates, effective December 1, 2025. VA disability compensation is tax-free. With a spouse and one child, the monthly amount is $666.47.

After the first month, evaluated as supraventricular tachycardia (DC 7010): confirmed by ECG, with five or more treatment interventions per year; or evaluated under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Heart (reached through benign atrioventricular block, DC 7015: first-degree or second-degree, type I, or the post-surgical residuals of ventricular arrhythmias, DC 7011): workload of 5.1-7.0 METs results in heart failure symptoms; or evidence of cardiac hypertrophy or dilatation confirmed by echocardiogram or equivalent (e.g., multigated acquisition scan or magnetic resonance imaging).

30%: After the first month, evaluated as supraventricular tachycardia (DC 7010): confirmed by ECG, with five or more treatment interventions per year; or evaluated under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Heart (reached through benign atrioventricular block, DC 7015: first-degree or second-degree, type I, or the post-surgical residuals of ventricular arrhythmias, DC 7011): workload of 5.1-7.0 METs results in heart failure symptoms; or evidence of cardiac hypertrophy or dilatation confirmed by echocardiogram or equivalent (e.g., multigated acquisition scan or magnetic resonance imaging). 60%: After the first month, evaluated under the General Rating Formula for Diseases of the Heart (reached through benign atrioventricular block, DC 7015: first-degree or second-degree, type I, or the post-surgical residuals of ventricular arrhythmias, DC 7011): workload of 3.1-5.0 METs results in heart failure symptoms.