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About VA DIC For Spouses, Dependents, And Parents | Veterans Affairs
If you’re the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a service member who died in the line of duty, or the survivor of a Veteran who died from a service-related injury or illness, you may be able to get a tax-free monetary benefit called VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (VA DIC). Find out if you can get VA benefits or compensation.

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If you think you’re eligible for VA DIC under the PACT Act, you can submit a new application. If we denied your claim in the past and we think you may be eligible now, we’ll try to contact you. We may be able to reevaluate your claim. But you don’t need to wait for us to contact you before you reapply. Learn more about what the PACT Act means for you as a survivor

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You may be eligible for VA benefits or compensation if you meet these requirements.
One of these must be true:

You lived with the Veteran or service member without a break until their death, or
If you’re separated, you weren’t at fault for the separation

And one of these must be true:

You married the Veteran or service member within 15 years of their discharge from the period of military service during which the qualifying illness or injury started or got worse, or
You were married to the Veteran or service member for at least 1 year, or
You had a child with the Veteran or service member

Note: If you remarried, you can receive or continue to receive compensation if one of these describes you:

You remarried on or after December 16, 2003, and you were 57 years of age or older at the time you remarried, or
You remarried on or after January 5, 2021, and you were 55 years of age or older at the time you remarried

Evidence
You’ll need to provide evidence with your claim showing that one of these descriptions is true for the Veteran or service member. Evidence may include documents like military service records, doctor’s reports, and medical test results.
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Note: If we denied your claim in the past and we think you may be eligible now, we’ll try to contact you. We may be able to reevaluate your claim. But you don’t need to wait for us to contact you before you reapply.

You may be eligible for these VA benefits as the surviving family member of a Veteran:

Burial benefits and memorial items such as a gravesite in a VA national cemetery or a free headstone, marker, or medallion.
A burial allowance to help with the Veteran’s burial and funeral costs. You may qualify if you’re the Veteran’s surviving spouse, partner, child, or parent.
Education and training. You may qualify if you’re the survivor of a Veteran who died in the line of duty or as a result of service-connected disabilities.
Health care through the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA). You may qualify if you’re the survivor or dependent of a Veteran with a service-connected disability.
A VA-backed home loan. You may qualify if you’re the surviving spouse of a Veteran.

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For inactive-duty training
The evidence must show that both of these are true:

The service member was disabled because of an injury, stroke, cardiac arrest, or heart attack during inactive-duty training, and
The injury, stroke, cardiac arrest, or heart attack caused or was linked to their death

 

 For compensation based on the Veteran’s death due to an additional disability—or an existing disability that got worse—while receiving VA medical care or taking part in a VA program 
 

The evidence must show that the Veteran died in one of these situations:

While receiving care at a VA hospital, or
While receiving medical or surgical treatment through VA, or
During a VA exam, or
During VA training

And one of these must have led to the Veteran’s death:

Something we’re at fault for, or
An event that wasn’t a reasonably expected result or complication of our care or treatment, or
Participation in a VA vocational rehabilitation or compensated work therapy program

Learn more about Title 38 U.S.C. 1151 claims

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For Aid and Attendance
The evidence must show that you meet at least one of these requirements.
At least one of these must be true:

You need another person to help you perform daily activities, like bathing, feeding, and dressing, or
You have to stay in bed—or spend a large portion of the day in bed—because of illness, or
You’re a patient in a nursing home due to the loss of mental or physical abilities related to a disability, or
Your eyesight is limited (even with glasses or contact lenses you have only 5/200 or less in both eyes, or concentric contraction of the visual field to 5 degrees or less)

Learn more about Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound allowance
If you’re housebound
The evidence must show that you need to stay in your home or another living space most of the time because of your permanent disability.
Additional forms you’ll need to submit
You’ll need to submit an Examination for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-2680)
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