VA compensation rates rise.VA disability and survivor benefits have been increased by 3.3 percent for nearly 3 million service-connected disabled veterans and their survivors Survivors was a British television series devised by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC from 1975 to 1977. It concerned the plight of a group of people who had survived an accidentally released plague that had killed nearly the entire population of the in 2007. The increase in disability compensation, dependency dependency In international relations, a weak state dominated by or under the jurisdiction of a more powerful state but not formally annexed by it. Examples include American Samoa (U.S.) and Greenland (Denmark). and indemnity Recompense for loss, damage, or injuries; restitution or reimbursement. An indemnity contract arises when one individual takes on the obligation to pay for any loss or damage that has been or might be incurred by another individual. compensation and pensions matches the cost-of-living adjustments cost-of-living adjustment n. Abbr. COLA An adjustment made in wages that corresponds with a change in the cost of living. in Social Security benefits. As in past years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time increases, based on the Consumer Price Index, are rounded down to the next lower whole-dollar amount. Those affected by the increase include veterans receiving compensation for disabilities sustained or made worse during their military service, as well as wartime veterans who are totally disabled from civilian-life causes and who receive a pension under an income-based program. The increase also applies to survivors of veterans who died in service or from a service-connected condition and those who are served by an income-based program for survivors of wartime veterans.
Service-Connected Disability Basic Compensation Rates
(Effective Dec. 1, 2006)
Disability Rating Monthly Rate
2006 2007
10% $112 $115
20 218 225
30 337 348
40 485 501
50 690 712
60 873 901
70 1,099 1,135
80 1,277 1,319
90 1,436 1,483
100 2,393 2,471
Special Monthly
Compensation Monthly Rate
2006 2007
K $87 $89
L 2,977 3,075
M 3,284 3,392
N 3,737 3,860
0 or P 4,176 4,313
R1 5,968 6,164
R2 6,845 7,070
S 2,678 2,766
Clothing Allowance $641 $662
Survivors DIC Rates
(Effective Dec. 1, 2006)
Veteran's Pay Grade Monthly Rate
2006 2007 *
E-1-E-6 $1,033 $1,067
E-7 1,069 1,104
E-8 1,128 1,165
E-9 1,177 1,215
W-1 1,092 1,128
W-2 1,135 1,172
W-3 1,169 1,207
W-4 1,236 1,276
0-1 1,092 1,128
0-2 1,128 1,165
0-3 1,207 1,246
0-4 1,277 1,319
0-5 1,406 1,452
0-6 1,585 1,637
0-7 1,712 1,768
0-8 1,879 1,941
0-9 2,010 2,076
0-10 2,204 2,276
* Surviving spouses of veterans who died on
or after Jan. 1, 1993, receive $1.067 a month.
For a spouse entitled to DIC based on the veterans
death prior to Jan. 1, 1993. the amount paid is
based on the veteran's military pay grade. Add $228
a month to the basic rate if the deceased veteran
had been entitled to receive 100% service-connected
compensation for at least eight years immediately
preceding death and the surviving spouse was married
to the veteran for those same eight years. Additionally,
the monthly allowance rate for each dependent child
under age 18 is $265.
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