VA Birth Defect Compensation

Select a corresponding checkbox for a birth defect to display qualifying info.
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Select the appropriate Birth Defect Compensation

Compensation for dependent or survivor child with spina bifida

Your child may be able to get disability benefits if the below descriptions are true.

The child's biological mother or father served in:
Check all that apply: (Note: One of these must be true.)

The Republic of Vietnam or in Thailand for any length of time between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975.
A unit in or near the DMZ for any length of time between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971.

Note: Your character of discharge and length of service don't affect your child’s eligibility for disability benefits relating to spina bifida.

The child was:
Check all that apply: (Note: Both of these must be true.)

Diagnosed with a form of spina bifida other than spina bifida occulta.
Conceived after the parent first entered the Republic of Vietnam, Thailand, or the DMZ during the qualifying time periods listed above.

Your child may qualify to get:

Disability Level	Monthly Payment
Level I (least disabling)	$394
Level II	$1,339
Level III (most disabling)	$2,279

Date Rate Changed: 12-01-22

Compensation for dependent or survivor child with certain birth defect

▶ BIRTH DEFECTS COVERED BY THE VA

Covered birth defects include, but are not limited to, the following conditions:

Achondroplasia
Cleft lip and cleft palate
Congenital heart disease
Congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot)
Esophageal and intestinal atresia
Hallerman-Streiff syndrome
Hip dysplasia
Hirschprung's disease (congenital megacolon)
Hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis
Hypospadias
Imperforate anus
Neural tube defects
Poland syndrome
Pyloric stenosis
Syndactyly (fused digits)
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Undescended testicle
Williams syndrome

NOTE: Conditions due to family disorders, birth-related injuries, or fetal or neonatal infirmities with well-established causes are not covered. If any of the birth defects listed above are determined to be a family disorder in a particular family, they are not covered birth defects.

Your child may be able to get disability benefits if they have a covered birth defect that caused a permanent physical or mental disability (a disability that doesn't go away) and both of the below descriptions are true.

Check all that apply: (Note: Both of these must be true.)

The child's biological mother served in Vietnam any time from January 9, 1962, through May 7, 1975.
The child was conceived after the mother first entered the Republic of Vietnam during the time period listed above.

Your child may qualify to get:

Disability Level	Monthly Payment
Level I (least disabling)	$184
Level II	$394
Level III	$1,339
Level IV (most disabling)	$2,279

Date Rate Changed: 12-01-22

Rates effective: 12/1/2021