To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an annual increase in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Gottheimer
In Committee
Summary
Automatically raise several veterans' compensation amounts each year to match the Social Security cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA). This change would tie wartime disability pay, additional dependent compensation, the clothing allowance, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children to the SSA COLA so benefit dollar amounts increase annually.
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- Veterans with wartime disability pay would see their base rates adjusted each December 1 to match the SSA COLA. The change also covers additional compensation for dependents and the clothing allowance.
- Surviving spouses and children who receive dependency and indemnity compensation would get annual COLA‑linked increases to their DIC rates.
- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must publish the adjusted amounts each year when SSA publishes its COLA and may administratively adjust certain legacy rates for persons under Public Law 85‑857. The annual adjustment would take effect 180 days after enactment.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Yearly raise for VA disability and survivors
If enacted, VA would raise certain payments each year on December 1. The raise would match Social Security’s annual cost-of-living percentage. It would cover disability pay, extra pay for dependents, the clothing allowance, and survivor payments to spouses and children. VA would publish the new dollar amounts each year in the Federal Register. VA could also adjust rates for some beneficiaries covered by an older law. This section would start 180 days after the bill becomes law.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Gottheimer
NJ • D
Cosponsors
Bacon
NE • R
Sponsored 11/12/2025
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