Other Specified Forms of Arthritis at 10% VA Disability Rating

VA pays on the combined rating, not per condition: this is the amount when 10% is the veteran's combined rating, after all separate ratings are combined under 38 CFR 4.25. At a 10% combined rating, a single veteran receives $180.42 per month ($2,165.04/year) under the 2026 VA rates, effective December 1, 2025. VA disability compensation is tax-free. Additional compensation for dependents starts at a combined rating of 30% (38 U.S.C. § 1115), so below that the single rate applies whatever the household.

Chronic residuals, rated under DC 5003: where limitation of motion of an affected joint is objectively confirmed but noncompensable under that joint's own diagnostic code, "a rating of 10 pct is for application for each such major joint or group of minor joints affected by limitation of motion, to be combined, not added." Where the joint's limitation of motion is compensable, the percentage comes from that joint's own code instead.

10%: Chronic residuals, rated under DC 5003: where limitation of motion of an affected joint is objectively confirmed but noncompensable under that joint's own diagnostic code, "a rating of 10 pct is for application for each such major joint or group of minor joints affected by limitation of motion, to be combined, not added." Where the joint's limitation of motion is compensable, the percentage comes from that joint's own code instead. 20%: Acute phase, rated under DC 5002: "One or two exacerbations a year in a well-established diagnosis."

Yes, up to 100%. A condition service-connected as secondary to Other Specified Forms of Arthritis gets its own rating, which VA combines with your other ratings under 38 CFR 4.25, so your combined rating can end up higher than 10%.