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Caring for Survivors Act of 2025

Introduced: February 18, 2025 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

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Mar 11, 2025

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Feb 18, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Caring for Survivors Act of 2025

This bill increases the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Dependency and indemnity compensation is a monthly payment made to eligible survivors (i.e., spouses, parents, or children) of (1) certain veterans who died as a result of a service-connected condition; (2) service members killed while on active military duty or active or inactive duty for training; or (3) veterans who did not die from a service-connected condition, but were totally disabled by a service-connected disability for a certain period of time.

The bill also (1) reduces, from 10 years to 5 years, the period of time that certain veterans must have been rated totally disabled due to a service-connected disability in order for a survivor to qualify for benefits; and (2) specifies the amount that is payable to survivors of veterans who were rated totally disabled for a period of less than 10 years before their death.

What's happening now March 11, 2025

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

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