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38 U.S.C. § 1115 — Additional compensation for dependents
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Any veteran entitled to compensation at the rates provided in [section 1114 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1114&num=0&edition=prelim), and whose disability is rated not less than 30 percent, shall be entitled to additional compensation for dependents in the following monthly amounts:
(1) If and while rated totally disabled and—
(A) has a spouse but no child, $150;
(B) has a spouse and one or more children, $259 plus $75 for each child in excess of one;
(C) has no spouse but one or more children, $101 plus $75 for each child in excess of one;
(D) has a parent dependent upon such veteran for support, then, in addition to the above amounts, $120 for each parent so dependent;
(E) notwithstanding the other provisions of this paragraph, the monthly payable amount on account of a spouse who is (i) a patient in a nursing home or (ii) blind, or so nearly blind or significantly disabled as to need or require the regular aid and attendance of another person, shall be $286 for a totally disabled veteran and proportionate amounts for partially disabled veterans in accordance with paragraph (2) of this section; and
(F) notwithstanding the other provisions of this paragraph, the monthly amount payable on account of each child who has attained the age of eighteen years and who is pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution shall be $240 for a totally disabled veteran and proportionate amounts for partially disabled veterans in accordance with paragraph (2) of this section.
(2) If and while rated partially disabled, but not less than 30 percent, in an amount having the same ratio to the amount specified in paragraph (1) of this section as the degree of disability bears to total di
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Any veteran entitled to compensation at the rates provided in [section 1114 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1114&num=0&edition=prelim), and whose disability is rated not less than 30 percent, shall be entitled to additional compensation for dependents in the following monthly amounts:
(1) If and while rated totally disabled and—
(A) has a spouse but no child, $150;
(B) has a spouse and one or more children, $259 plus $75 for each child in excess of one;
(C) has no spouse but one or more children, $101 plus $75 for each child in excess of one;
(D) has a parent dependent upon such veteran for support, then, in addition to the above amounts, $120 for each parent so dependent;
(E) notwithstanding the other provisions of this paragraph, the monthly payable amount on account of a spouse who is (i) a patient in a nursing home or (ii) blind, or so nearly blind or significantly disabled as to need or require the regular aid and attendance of another person, shall be $286 for a totally disabled veteran and proportionate amounts for partially disabled veterans in accordance with paragraph (2) of this section; and
(F) notwithstanding the other provisions of this paragraph, the monthly amount payable on account of each child who has attained the age of eighteen years and who is pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution shall be $240 for a totally disabled veteran and proportionate amounts for partially disabled veterans in accordance with paragraph (2) of this section.
(2) If and while rated partially disabled, but not less than 30 percent, in an amount having the same ratio to the amount specified in paragraph (1) of this section as the degree of disability bears to total disability. The amounts payable under this paragraph, if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded down to the nearest dollar.
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**(a)** The Secretary may establish such regional offices and such other field offices within the United States, its Territories, Commonwealths, and possessions, as the Secretary considers necessary.
**(b)** The Secretary may maintain a regional office in the Republic of the Philippines until September 30, 2026.
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For the purposes of this chapter—
(1) The term “veteran” includes a person who died in the active military, naval, air, or space service.
(2) The term “period of war” includes, in the case of any veteran—
(A) any period of service performed by such veteran after November 11, 1918, and before July 2, 1921, if such veteran served in the active military, naval, air, or space service after April 5, 1917, and before November 12, 1918; and
(B) any period of continuous service performed by such veteran after December 31, 1946, and before July 26, 1947, if such period began before January 1, 1947.
(3) The term “chronic disease” includes—Anemia, primary Arteriosclerosis Arthritis Atrophy, progressive muscular Brain hemorrhage Brain thrombosis Bronchiectasis Calculi of the kidney, bladder, or gallbladder Cardiovascular-renal disease, including hypertension Cirrhosis of the liver Coccidioidomycosis Diabetes mellitus Encephalitis lethargica residuals Endocarditis Endocrinopathies Epilepsies Hansen’s disease Hodgkin’s disease Leukemia Lupus erythematosus, systemic Myasthenia gravis Myelitis Myocarditis Nephritis Organic diseases of the nervous system Osteitis deformans (Paget’s disease) Osteomalacia Palsy, bulbar Paralysis agitans Psychoses Purpura idiopathic, hemorrhagic Raynaud’s disease Sarcoidosis Scleroderma Sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis, multiple Syringomyelia Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger’s disease) Tuberculosis, active Tumors, malignant, or of the brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves Ulcers, peptic (gastric or duodenal) and such other chronic diseases as the Secretary may add to this list.
(4) The term “tropical disease” includes—Amebiasis Blackwater fever Cholera Dracontiasis Dysentery Filiariasis Hansen’s disease Leishmaniasis, including kal
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For the purposes of this title—
(1) The terms “Secretary” and “Department” mean the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs, respectively.
(2) The term “veteran” means a person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
(3) The term “surviving spouse” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title) a person who was the spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran’s death, and who lived with the veteran continuously from the date of marriage to the date of the veteran’s death (except where there was a separation which was due to the misconduct of, or procured by, the veteran without the fault of the spouse) and who has not remarried.
(4)
(A) The term “child” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title (other than with respect to a child who is an insurable dependent under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1965(10) of such chapter) and [section 8502(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8502/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) a person who is unmarried and—
(i) who is under the age of eighteen years;
(ii) who, before attaining the age of eighteen years, became permanently incapable of self-support; or
(iii) who, after attaining the age of eighteen years and until completion of education or training (but not after attaining the age of twenty-three years), is pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution;
and who is a legitimate child, a legally adopted child, a stepchild who is a member of a veteran’s household or was a member at the time of the veteran’s death, or an illegitimate child but, as to the alleged father, onl
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For the purposes of [section 1110 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1110&num=0&edition=prelim)—
**(a)** if and while the disability is rated 10 percent the monthly compensation shall be $123;
**(b)** if and while the disability is rated 20 percent the monthly compensation shall be $243;
**(c)** if and while the disability is rated 30 percent the monthly compensation shall be $376;
**(d)** if and while the disability is rated 40 percent the monthly compensation shall be $541;
**(e)** if and while the disability is rated 50 percent the monthly compensation shall be $770;
**(f)** if and while the disability is rated 60 percent the monthly compensation shall be $974;
**(g)** if and while the disability is rated 70 percent the monthly compensation shall be $1,228;
**(h)** if and while the disability is rated 80 percent the monthly compensation shall be $1,427;
**(i)** if and while the disability is rated 90 percent the monthly compensation shall be $1,604;
**(j)** if and while the disability is rated as total the monthly compensation shall be $2,673;
**(k)** if the veteran, as the result of service-connected disability, has suffered the anatomical loss or loss of use of one or more creative organs, or one foot, or one hand, or both buttocks, or blindness of one eye, having only light perception, has suffered complete organic aphonia with constant inability to communicate by speech, or deafness of both ears, having absence of air and bone conduction, or, in the case of a woman veteran, has suffered the anatomical loss of 25 percent or more of tissue from a single breast or both breasts in combination (including loss by mastectomy or partial mastectomy) or has received radiation treatment of breast tissue, the
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The pension benefits of subchapters II and III of this chapter shall, notwithstanding the service requirements of such subchapters, be granted to persons heretofore recognized by law as having a pensionable status.
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An annuity under this subchapter is in addition to any pension or other payment to which the beneficiary is entitled under any other provision of law, and may not be considered as income under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Any veteran entitled to compensation at the rates provided in [section 1134 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1134&num=0&edition=prelim), and whose disability is rated not less than 30 percent, shall be entitled to additional monthly compensation for dependents as provided in [section 1115 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1115&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 1115
Pub. L. 108–363, §§ 2(a)–(c), 3, Oct. 25, 2004, 118 Stat.
1705, 1706.
Pub. L. 108–147, §§ 2(a)–(c), 3, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1885,
1886.
Pub. L. 107–247, §§ 2(a)–(c), 3, Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat.
1517, 1518.
Pub. L. 106–413, §§ 2(a)–(c), 3, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat.
1798, 1799.
Pub. L. 105–368, title XI, §§ 1101(a)–(c), 1102, Nov. 11,
1998, 112 Stat. 3366, 3367.
Pub. L. 104–263, § 2(a), (c), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3212.
Pub. L. 104–57, §§ 2(a)–(c), 3, Nov. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 555,
556.
Pub. L. 103–418, §§ 2(a)–(c), 3, Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat.
4336, 4337.
Pub. L. 102–510, § 2(a), (c), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3318,
3319.
ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT OF DISABILITY RATES OF
CERTAIN PERSONS NOT COVERED BY THIS CHAPTER
Pub. L. 118–130, § 2(d), Nov. 25, 2024, 138 Stat. 1639, pro-
vided that: ‘‘The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may ad-
just administratively, consistent with the increases
made under subsection (a) [set out as a note above], the
rates of disability compensation payable to persons
under section 10 of Public Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) [set
out as a note preceding section 101 of this title] who
have not received compensation under chapter 11 of
title 38, United States Code.’’
Similar provisions were contained in the following
acts:
Pub. L. 118–6, § 2(d), June 14, 2023, 137 Stat. 50.
Pub. L. 117–191, § 2(d), Oct. 10, 2022, 136 Stat. 2207.
Pub. L. 117–45, § 2(d), Oct. 8, 2021, 135 Stat. 389.
Pub. L. 116–178, § 2(d), Oct. 20, 2020, 134 Stat. 853.
Pub. L. 116–58, § 2(d), Sept. 26, 2019, 133 Stat. 1091.
Pub. L. 115–258, § 2(d), Oct. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 3662.
Pub. L. 115–75, § 2(d), Nov. 2, 2017, 131 Stat. 1244.
Pub. L. 114–197, § 2(d), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 693.
Pub. L. 113–181, § 2(d), Sept.
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