{"meta":{"dataset":"va-compensation","title":"VA disability compensation recipients by county and combined rating","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23744210","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23744210","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23744209","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, VA disability compensation recipients by county and combined rating, version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23744210, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). VA disability compensation recipients by county and combined rating (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23744210","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are counts of veterans already receiving VA disability compensation, not claims, appeals or unmet need: a rating says how VA scored a service-connected condition, not whether a veteran needs a lawyer or could get a higher rating. Questions about a claim are for an accredited attorney, agent or veterans service officer.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/va-compensation/changes.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/va-compensation/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"changes":[{"id":"va-compensation-2026-10-28-first","date":"2026-10-28","jurisdiction":"US","records":["va-compensation:US"],"status":"P","title":"VA disability compensation by county first published","summary":"Veterans receiving VA disability compensation on September 30, 2025 (FY 2025) in every county, state and the US, by combined rating band, age and sex, with the FY 2024 count for comparison: 6,331,627 recipients in VA's county file.","source":{"label":"FY 2025 Disability Compensation Recipients by County","url":"https://www.data.va.gov/d/95an-zhhy"},"dataset":"va-compensation"}]}