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 Department of Veterans Affairs
 AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
 ACTION: Notice.
 SUMMARY: As required by the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2006, Public Law 109-361, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is hereby giving notice of adjustments in certain benefit rates. These adjustments affect the compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) programs.
 DATES: These adjustments are effective December 1, 2006, the date provided by Public Law 109-361.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyric Collier, Program Analyst, Compensation and Pension Service (212A), Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-7212.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 2 of Public Law 109-361 provides for an increase in each of the rates in sections 1114, 1115(1), 1162, 1311, 1313, and 1314 of title 38, United States Code. VA is required to increase these benefit rates by the same percentage as increases in the benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act. In computing increased rates in the cited title 38 sections, fractions of a dollar are rounded down to the nearest dollar. The increased rates are required to be published in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                    . The Social Security Administration has announced that there will be a 3.3 percent cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits. Therefore, applying the same percentage, the following rates for VA compensation and DIC programs will be effective December 1, 2006: Disability Compensation (38 U.S.C. 1114)
Disability evaluation 
                             Percent
Monthly rate10
$11520
22530
34840
50150
71260
90170
1,13580
1,31990
1,483100
2,471(38 U.S.C. 1114(k) through (s)):38 U.S.C. 1114(k)
89; 3,075; 89; 4,31338 U.S.C. 1114(l)
3,07538 U.S.C. 1114(m)
3,39238 U.S.C. 1114(n)
3,86038 U.S.C. 1114(o)
4,31338 U.S.C. 1114(p)
4,31338 U.S.C. 1114(r)
1,851; 2,75738 U.S.C. 1114(s)
2,766ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS (38 U.S.C. 1115(1))38 U.S.C. 1115(1):38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(A)
$13938 U.S.C. 1115(1)(B)
240; 7038 U.S.C. 1115(1)(C)
94; 7038 U.S.C. 1115(1)(D)
11238 U.S.C. 1115(1)(E)
26538 U.S.C. 1115(1)(F)
222CLOTHING ALLOWANCE (38 U.S.C. 1162)$662 per yearDIC TO A SURVIVING SPOUSE (38 U.S.C. 1311)Pay Grade:E-1
$1,067E-2
1,067E-3
1,067E-4
1,067E-5
1,067E-6
1,067E-7
1,104E-8
1,165E-9(1)
1,215W-1
1,128W-2
1,172W-3
1,207W-4
1,276O-1
1,128O-2
1,165O-3
1,246O-4
1,319O-5
1,452O-6
1,637O-7
1,768O-8
1,941O-9
2,076O-10(2)
2,276
 (1) If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior enlisted advisor of the Navy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, or master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, the 
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                    surviving spouse's monthly rate is $1,312. (2) If the veteran served as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard, the surviving spouse's monthly rate is $2,443. DIC to a Surviving Spouse (38 U.S.C. 1311(a) Through (d))
Monthly rate38 U.S.C. 1311(a) through (d):38 U.S.C. 1311(a)(1)
1,06738 U.S.C. 1311(a)(2)
22838 U.S.C. 1311(b)
26538 U.S.C. 1311(c)
26538 U.S.C. 1311(d)
126DIC to Children (38 U.S.C. 1313)38 U.S.C. 1313:38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1)
$45238 U.S.C. 1313(a)(2)
64938 U.S.C. 1313(a)(3)
84638 U.S.C. 1313(a)(4)
846; 162SUPPLEMENTAL DIC TO CHILDREN (38 U.S.C. 1314)38 U.S.C. 1314:38 U.S.C. 1314(a)
$26538 U.S.C. 1314(b)
45238 U.S.C. 1314(c)
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 Approved: March 16, 2007. Gordon H. Mansfield, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.


[FR Doc. E7-5331 Filed 3-22-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P