# 115-hr-888: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans.

115-hr-888, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by WALTER JONES (R-NC); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-888
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans.
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2017-02-06
- Sponsor: WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to treat a notification of the death of a veteran rated totally disabled at the time of death as a claim by the veteran's surviving spouse and children for dependency and indemnity compensation benefits. The VA may not require that such spouse and children file a claim for such benefits.

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## Sources
- [115-hr-888 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/888)

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- [115-hr-7350: No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7350)
- [115-hr-7277: Prevention of Unconstitutional War with Iran Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7277)
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