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Annual Automatic Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans' Disability and Survivor Benefits.

This law ensures that financial compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and their survivors will automatically increase every year. The annual raise will match the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) applied to Social Security benefits, protecting the value of these payments against inflation. This change covers disability payments, dependency allowances, and survivor compensation.
Key points
Guarantees an automatic annual increase in compensation rates for disabled veterans and their survivors, effective every December 1st.
The rate of increase is tied directly to the inflation adjustment (COLA) used for Social Security benefits.
The adjustment applies to disability compensation, clothing allowances, and dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) for spouses and children.
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Additional Information
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.
Print number: HR 6027
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Process start date: 2025-11-12