Veterans' Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Increased
Author : RoJean Madsen
Publisher :
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 36,13 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Military pensions
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Author : RoJean Madsen
Publisher :
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 36,13 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Military pensions
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 44,98 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Disabled veterans
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Author : Daniel Bertoni
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 22,14 MB
Release : 2010-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1437925456
The Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) program provides monthly payments to the survivors of those who died as a result of a service-connected disability or while on active duty in the military. In fiscal year 2008, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) paid over $4.7 billion to about 354,000 survivors, replacing a portion of income lost with the death of the veteran or servicemember. This repor studies the DIC program and the levels of payments it provides. This report addresses: (1) the extent to which DIC replaces VA disability compensation or active duty military pay lost due to the death of a veteran or servicemember; and (2) how DIC benefits compare to benefits for survivors of civilian federal employees. Charts and tables.
Author : U. S. Government Accountability Office (
Publisher : BiblioGov
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 12,33 MB
Release : 2013-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781289077914
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Program which provides income and benefits to surviving spouses of servicemembers who died or were disabled on active duty, focusing on: (1) the total amount of program benefits DIC recipients received in 1993; (2) the financial impact on surviving spouses when severely disabled veterans die; and (3) alternative ways to set DIC benefits. GAO found that: (1) in 1993, the minimum DIC benefit equaled about 55 percent of the estimated median income of DIC recipients; (2) in 1993, surviving spouses received an average of $9,846 in DIC benefits; (3) spouses of deceased and disabled veterans often receive other benefits, including Social Security and DOD survivor benefits, but they receive significantly less VA support when severely disabled veterans die; (4) surviving spouses of disabled veterans receive about 50 percent less than their spouses' basic disability compensation; (5) although some veterans receive supplemental payments in addition to basic compensation because of multiple or severe disabilities, the reduction in DIC benefits for surviving spouses can be as much as 80 percent; (6) most of the alternative methods of setting DIC benefits would likely reduce benefits to all recipients or substantially increase federal outlays; (7) basing DIC benefits on the level of veterans' basic disability compensation would increase benefits for about two-thirds of DIC recipients without increasing program costs and ensure that VA support to spouses changes more proportionately when veterans die; and (8) Congress will need to make a policy decision if it intends to change the DIC payment structure.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Compensation and Pension
Publisher :
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 28,84 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Military pensions
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, and Insurance
Publisher :
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 37,34 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Military pensions
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 42,93 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Military pensions
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Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 18,32 MB
Release : 1995-07
Category :
ISBN : 0788120522
Provides information on the income and benefits received by surviving spouses of servicemembers who died on active duty and the surviving spouses of certain disabled veterans. Assesses alternative ways of determining these spouses1 benefits under the Department of Veterans Affairs1 Dependency and Indemnity Compensation program.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Page : 80 pages
File Size : 14,9 MB
Release : 1975
Category :
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Compensation and Pensions
Publisher :
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 26,12 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Military pensions
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