The Disability Compensation Program

This benefit program evaluates disability resulting from all types of diseases and injuries encountered as a result of military service. The degrees of disability that are determined by VA represent, as far as can practicably be determined, the average loss in wages resulting from such diseases and injuries and their complications in civil occupations.
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Disability Benefits

Disability Compensation is a benefit paid to a veteran because of injuries or diseases that happened while on active duty, or were made worse by active military service. It is also paid to certain veterans disabled from VA health care. The benefits are tax-free.
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Disability Pension

The Pension Program provides monthly payments, as specified by law, to needy wartime veterans who are permanently and totally disabled as a result of disability not related to military service. The Pension Program also provides monthly payments, as specified by law, to needy surviving spouses and dependent children of deceased wartime veterans.
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Dependency Indemnity Compensation

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) is a monthly check paid to eligible survivors of certain deceased veterans. To get DIC, you must be an eligible survivor of a veteran who died because of a service-related illness or injury.
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• Veteran Compensation Program
• Veteran Disability Benefits
• Military Disability Pension
• Military Dependency and Indemnity