VA Math // Combined Ratings Station
Whole-Person Control Board
Enter each individual disability rating. The console orders ratings from highest to lowest, combines them as whole numbers, and rounds only the final value to the nearest 10.
Rating Input
Combined Rating
TRACK 03 // AREA SOLUTIONCalculation Track
Select a committed condition to begin.
Combination Sequence
VA Math field guides
Understand the calculation
Five short explainers covering the method, worked examples, rounding, bilateral factors, and common mistakes.
Combined Ratings
Why VA percentages attack what remains, why the largest rating goes first, and why ordinary addition was not invited.
Why Ratings Do Not Add
The worked example where 50 plus 30 becomes 65, rounds to 70, and sends regular arithmetic on leave.
Final Rounding
Round once at the final gate. Round early and the calculator starts manufacturing its own evidence.
Bilateral Factor
Which paired disabilities qualify, where the factor enters the sequence, and why it is not a free ten-point bonus.
Common Math Mistakes
Five reliable ways to produce the wrong answer while feeling extremely confident about the math.