Veterans' Benefits: Basing Survivors' Compensation on Veterans' Disability Is a Viable Option

Abstract

This report provides information on the income and benefits received by surviving spouses of servicemembers who died on active duty and the surviving spouses of certain disabled veterans. It also assesses alternative ways of determining these spouses' benefits under the Department of Veterans Affairs' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation program. The report was requested by the Congress in the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1995
Accession Number
AD1183543

Entities

People

  • David P. Baine

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Active Duty
  • Attrition
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Federal Budgets
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Hypertension
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Personnel Management
  • Social Security
  • United States Government

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