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children who have spina bifida as well as for women Vietnam Veterans&#x2019; children with certain other birth defects.</p> <p>Want to see current birth defect compensation rates?<br><a href="https://www.va.gov/disability/compensation-rates/birth-defect-rates/">Get rates for the current year</a></p> </div> <div data-template="paragraphs/wysiwyg" data-entity-id="10845"> <div itemprop="text"> <h2 id="rates-effective-december-1-201">Rates effective December 1, 2017, to November 30, 2018</h2> <p>The tables below show monthly payment amounts based on the severity of the child&#x2019;s disability, from least to most disabling.</p> <h3 id="vietnam-and-korea-veterans-chi">Vietnam and Korea Veterans&apos; children with spina bifida</h3> </div> </div> <va-table data-template="paragraphs/table" data-entity-id="10846" table-title table-type="bordered" uswds> <va-table-row> <span>Disability level</span> <span>Monthly payment (in U.S. $)</span> </va-table-row> <va-table-row> <span> <strong> Level I (least disabling) </strong> </span> <span> 321 </span> </va-table-row> <va-table-row> <span> <strong> Level II </strong> </span> <span> 1,097 </span> </va-table-row> <va-table-row> <span> <strong> Level III (most disabling) </strong> </span> <span> 1,869 </span> </va-table-row> </va-table> <div data-template="paragraphs/wysiwyg" data-entity-id="10847"> <div itemprop="text"> <h3 id="women-vietnam-veterans-childre">Women Vietnam Veterans&apos; 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