A veteran with service-connected ratings of 50%, 30%, and 10% will have what combined evaluation for compensation?

To determine the combined evaluation for compensation for a veteran with service-connected ratings of 50%, 30%, and 10%, the combined ratings must be calculated using the whole person approach, which does not simply add the percentages together. Instead, the ratings are combined step by step.

First, take the highest rating, which is 50%. The next highest rating is 30%. To combine these two ratings, you must first consider the 50% rating as representing the veteran's whole capability. The 30% rating is then applied to the remaining 50% of the veteran's ability that is still left after accounting for the 50%. This means calculating 30% of the remaining 50%, which is 15%. Therefore, combining this with the initial 50% gives a total of 65%.

Next, you take the last rating of 10% and apply it to the remaining percentage of the total evaluation, which is now 65% deemed "unimpaired." So, you would calculate 10% of 35% (the remaining percentage), which results in 3.5%. When you add this to the earlier combined evaluation of 65%, you get a total of 68.5%. In rounding to the