Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers at 60% VA Disability Rating

VA pays on the combined rating, not per condition: this is the amount when 60% is the veteran's combined rating, after all separate ratings are combined under 38 CFR 4.25. At a 60% combined rating, a single veteran receives $1,435.02 per month ($17,220.24/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 $1,663.02.

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.

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. 100%: For one month following hospital discharge for implantation or re-implantation; or, after that month, evaluated as ventricular arrhythmias (DC 7011): for an indefinite period from the date of inpatient hospital admission for initial medical therapy for a sustained ventricular arrhythmia; or, for an indefinite period from the date of inpatient hospital admission for ventricular aneurysmectomy; 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 3.0 METs or less results in heart failure symptoms. Note: Evaluate automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (AICDs) under DC 7011.