Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Luttrell
In Committee
Summary
Ties veterans' benefit increases to the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. This bill would raise disability compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors and children, additional payments for dependents, and the clothing allowance effective December 1, 2025 by the same percentage determined under section 215(i) of the Social Security Act.
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- Veterans with service-connected disabilities would see higher wartime disability payments and the extra amounts for dependents based on the November 30, 2025 base amounts.
- Surviving spouses and children would receive higher dependency and indemnity compensation under the listed U.S.C. provisions.
- The clothing allowance and other specified dollar amounts would increase by the same percentage as the Social Security adjustment.
- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs could administratively adjust rates for people described in section 10 of Public Law 85-857 who have not received compensation under chapter 11, and must publish the adjusted rates in the Federal Register aligned with the Social Security Act's section 215(i) FY2026 publication timeline.
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Bigger VA disability and survivor checks
If enacted, starting December 1, 2025, VA disability pay, extra pay for dependents, the clothing allowance, and survivor checks for spouses and children would go up. Each amount in place on November 30, 2025 would rise by the same percent as the Social Security cost-of-living increase set under section 215(i). VA would publish the new rates in the Federal Register by the Social Security COLA publication deadline for fiscal year 2026. VA could also adjust certain older compensation cases to match this increase.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Luttrell
TX • R
Cosponsors
McGarvey
KY • D
Sponsored 3/14/2025
Weber (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 3/14/2025
Pfluger
TX • R
Sponsored 3/14/2025
Neguse
CO • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Pettersen
CO • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Magaziner
RI • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Gillen
NY • D
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Vindman
VA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Pappas
NH • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Morrison
MN • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
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