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Any overseas veteran w/ cpap?

Your VA disability benefits, including your sleep apnea rating, continue regardless of where you live, as entitlement is based on your service-connected condition, not your location (38 CFR 3.303). The VA does not actively "track" CPAP usage domestically or abroad for rating maintenance; your 50% rating under Diagnostic Code 6847 (38 CFR 4.97) is based on the **prescription** of a CPAP machine, not ongoing compliance data (see *DeLuca v. Brown* regarding treatment requirements). However, you must proactively manage your benefits: 1) File a Change of Address with the VA through AccessVA or your local VA office to ensure correspondence reaches you; 2) Schedule required VA medical exams if requested—the VA will arrange exams at a U.S. Embassy or contract physician in your country, but failure to attend can risk reduction; and 3) Continue obtaining CPAP supplies through the VA's Foreign Medical Program or by shipping to an overseas address. Your rating is protected unless the VA proposes a reduction based on evidence of sustained improvement, which is unlikely solely due to a move. **This is educational information, not legal or medical advice; for your specific case, consult a VA-accredited attorney or agent.**

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What would this rating pay you? (2026 rates)

Official 2026 VA monthly compensation, including the 2.8% COLA increase.

per month ·  per year, tax-free

Dependent add-ons start at a 30% rating. Child-only and dependent-parent rates: see the full 2026 pay chart.

2026 base rates, all ratings (veteran alone)
RatingMonthly (2026, incl. 2.8% COLA)
10%$180.42
20%$356.66
30%$552.47
40%$795.84
50%$1,132.90
60%$1,435.02
70%$1,808.45
80%$2,102.15
90%$2,362.30
100%$3,938.58
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