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Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Rate Table - Effective 12/1/17

SMC	Rate	Payment variation
K	$105.61	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

Without Children, SMC-L through SMC-N

Dependent Status	L	L 1/2	M	M 1/2	N
Veteran Alone	$3,700.43	$3,891.72	$4,083.79	$4,364.38	$4,645.60
Veteran with Spouse	$3,866.24	$4,057.53	$4,249.60	$4,530.19	$4,811.41
Veteran with Spouse and One Parent	$3,999.30	$4,190.59	$4,382.66	$4,663.25	$4,944.47
Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents	$4,132.36	$4,323.65	$4,515.72	$4,796.31	$5,077.53
Veteran with One Parent	$3,833.49	$4,024.78	$4,216.85	$4,497.44	$4,778.66
Veteran with Two Parents	$3,966.55	$4,157.84	$4,349.91	$4,630.50	$4,911.72
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b)	$152.06	$152.06	$152.06	$152.06	$152.06

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

Dependent Status	N 1/2	O/P	R.1	R.2/T	S
Veteran Alone	$4,918.87	$5,192.65	$7,419.88	$8,510.79	$3,328.70
Veteran with Spouse	$5,084.68	$5,358.46	$7,585.69	$8,676.60	$3,494.51
Veteran with Spouse and One Parent	$5,217.74	$5,491.52	$7,718.75	$8,809.66	$3,627.57
Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents	$5,350.80	$5,624.58	$7,851.81	$8,942.72	$3,760.63
Veteran with One Parent	$5,051.93	$5,325.71	$7,552.94	$8,643.85	$3,461.76
Veteran with Two Parents	$5,184.99	$5,458.77	$7,686.00	$8,776.91	$3,594.82
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b)	$152.06	$152.06	$152.06	$152.06	$152.06

With Children, SMC-L through SMC-N

Dependent Status	L	L 1/2	M	M 1/2	N
Veteran with Spouse and One Child	$3,987.67	$4,178.96	$4,371.03	$4,651.62	$4,932.84
Veteran with One Child	$3,811.32	$4,002.61	$4,194.68	$4,475.27	$4,756.49
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and One Child	$4,120.73	$4,312.02	$4,504.09	$4,784.68	$5,065.90
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and One Child	$4,253.79	$4,445.08	$4,637.15	$4,917.74	$5,198.96
Veteran with One Parent and One Child	$3,944.38	$4,135.67	$4,327.74	$4,608.33	$4,889.55
Veteran with Two Parents and One Child	$4,077.44	$4,268.73	$4,460.80	$4,741.39	$5,022.61
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18. See footnote	$82.38	$82.38	$82.38	$82.38	$82.38
Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18. See footnote (a)	$266.13	$266.13	$266.13	$266.13	$266.13
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b)	$152.06	$152.06	$152.06	$152.06	$152.06

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

Dependent Status	N 1/2	O/P	R.1	R.2/T	S
Veteran with Spouse and One Child	$5,206.11	$5,479.89	$7,707.12	$8,798.03	$3,615.94
Veteran with One Child	$5,029.76	$5,303.54	$7,530.77	$8,621.68	$3,439.59
Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and One Child	$5,339.17	$5,612.95	$7,840.18	$8,931.09	$3,749.00
Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and One Child	$5,472.23	$5,746.01	$7,973.24	$9,064.15	$3,882.06
Veteran with One Parent and One Child	$5,162.82	$5,436.60	$7,663.83	$8,754.74	$3,572.65
Veteran with Two Parents and One Child	$5,295.88	$5,569.66	$7,796.89	$8,887.80	$3,705.71
Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18. See footnote	$82.38	$82.38	$82.38	$82.38	$82.38
Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18. See footnote (a)	$266.13	$266.13	$266.13	$266.13	$266.13
Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (b)	$152.06	$152.06	$152.06	$152.08	$152.06

See footnote a on the DISABILITY COMPENSATION - BASIC RATES chart for an example of how to add a schoolchild.
See footnote b on the DISABILITY COMPENSATION - BASIC RATES chart for an example of how to determine the rate where a spouse is entitled to A/A.