Survivor Benefits

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation is a monthly benefit paid to eligible survivors of deceased service members or veterans...

Survivors will receive a slightly-below-average increase in 2025.

Those vets or family members who hadn’t yet filed a PACT Act claim but instead declared their “intent to file” a claim ahead...

A new rule takes effect July 1 that expands higher education benefits to more children of fallen service members, while also...

The caisson platoon, the Army's military horses that transport caskets of fallen service members to their Arlington burial...

There is an unspoken promise America has whispered to service members and their families for centuries: If something happens...

A veteran's surviving family members may be caught off guard if they expect the VA to cover all the costs of a funeral or...

A GAO report said the VA needs to work harder at preventing fraud, especially that directed at older veterans.

Spouses of disabled veterans are eligible for many benefits, but getting them can be difficult. We make it easy with this...

The VA Survivors Pension is a tax-free benefit for low-income orphans and widows of deceased wartime veterans.