VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Calculator for Surviving Spouse and Children

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STEP 1: Check the checkbox for the appropriate DIC, then fill out the corresponding form.

COMPENSATION FOR ELIGIBLE SPOUSE
(With or without Children Under Age 18)

COMPENSATION FOR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN

STEP 2: Print Results
Click the "Print' button near Estimated Compensation to receive a printout of results.

NOTE: When you leave this page or click refresh, all the values you entered will be cleared.

Select the appropriate DIC

Spouse is entitled to:




Veteran's Info

  • The Veteran had a VA disability rating of totally disabling (including for individual unemployability) for at least the 8 full years leading up to their death; and
  • The surviving spouse was married to the veteran for those same 8 years?



Children's Info



Is the spouse entitled to 2 year transitional period for having one or more children under age 18 on the award?




Veteran's Info

Pay Grade:


Veteran served as:

  • Sergeant Major of the Army or Marine Corps, or
  • Senior enlisted adviser of the Navy, or
  • Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, or
  • Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard


Veteran served as:

  • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or
  • Chief of Staff of the Army or Air Force, or
  • Chief of Naval Operations, or
  • Commandant of the Marine Corps
  • The Veteran had a VA disability rating of totally disabling (including for individual unemployability) for at least the 8 full years leading up to their death; and
  • The surviving spouse was married to the veteran those same 8 years?



Children's Info



We make this monthly payment to you separately as the adult surviving child, in addition to the eligible surviving spouse's compensation.

Your payment amount will be based on the number of the Veteran's eligible surviving children. An eligible child must meet at least one of the following requirements:

  • You're under age 18, or
  • You're between ages 18 and 23 and in a VA-approved school program, or
  • You're permanently unable to support yourself due to a disability that happened before age 18 (we use the term "helpless child")
Estimated Compensation
Rates effective: 12/1/23
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