By VetsDisabilityClaims.com | March 2026 Here's a scenario: You file a VA disability claim in January 2024. The VA takes 14 months to process it and finally grants you a 70% rating in March 2025. Do you start getting paid in March 2025? No. You get paid back to January 2024 — the date you filed. That back pay could be worth $20,000 or more. This is why understanding effective dates is absolutely critical. What Is an Effective Date? The effective date is the d
