Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) payments may be available for surviving spouses who have not remarried, unmarried children under 18, helpless children, those between the ages of 18 and 23 if attending a VA–approved school, and low income parents of deceased service members or Veterans. To be eligible, the deceased must have died from a disease or in...jury incurred or aggravated while on active duty or active duty for training, an injury incurred or aggravated in line of duty while on inactive duty training, or a disability compensable by VA.
DIC may be authorized for survivors of ex–POWs who died after September 30, 1999, and who were continuously rated totally disabled for a period of a least one–year immediately preceding death. Surviving spouses of Veterans who died after January 1, 1993 receive $881.00 per month. Plus, $191.00 if the Veteran received 100% service–connected compensation for at least eight continuous years prior to death and the surviving spouse had been married to the Veteran for those eight years. This is paid without regard to income from other sources. Additional amounts also are payable depending upon specific circumstances. Ischemic heart disease, or coronary artery disease, is one of the prisoner of war presumptive disabilities and often is a contributory cause of death, which may entitle survivors to DIC.
DIC may be authorized for survivors of ex–POWs who died after September 30, 1999, and who were continuously rated totally disabled for a period of a least one–year immediately preceding death. Surviving spouses of Veterans who died after January 1, 1993 receive $881.00 per month. Plus, $191.00 if the Veteran received 100% service–connected compensation for at least eight continuous years prior to death and the surviving spouse had been married to the Veteran for those eight years. This is paid without regard to income from other sources. Additional amounts also are payable depending upon specific circumstances. Ischemic heart disease, or coronary artery disease, is one of the prisoner of war presumptive disabilities and often is a contributory cause of death, which may entitle survivors to DIC.
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