<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Combined-Ratings on MOS Roadmap</title><link>https://mosroadmap.com/tags/combined-ratings/</link><description>Recent content in Combined-Ratings on MOS Roadmap</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><managingEditor>johnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim)</managingEditor><webMaster>johnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim)</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:19:11 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://mosroadmap.com/tags/combined-ratings/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>VA Combined Rating Math: Why 30 + 30 Equals 50</title><link>https://mosroadmap.com/guide/va-combined-rating-calculator-math/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:19:11 +0000</pubDate><author>johnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim)</author><guid>https://mosroadmap.com/guide/va-combined-rating-calculator-math/</guid><description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Two 30% ratings combine to a raw 51%, which rounds to a final 50% VA combined rating.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;38 CFR § 4.25 requires ratings to be combined from highest to lowest and rounded to the nearest 10 only once at the end.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;38 CFR § 4.26 adds 10% of the qualifying bilateral combined value, not 10 percentage points to the final rating.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ratings of 50%, 30%, and 20% combine to a raw 72%, producing a final 70% rating.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Two 30% knee ratings plus a 20% back rating can produce 70% when the bilateral factor applies.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h2 id="two-30-ratings-produce-a-final-50-rating"&gt;Two 30% ratings produce a final 50% rating&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;VA does not add disability percentages like ordinary numbers. Two 30% ratings combine to a raw table value of &lt;strong&gt;51%&lt;/strong&gt;, which VA rounds to a final combined rating of &lt;strong&gt;50%&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>