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- (a) 50 changes
- (b) If there is a surviving spouse with one or more children b…25 changes
- (c) The monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation…26 changes
- (d) The monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation…23 changes
- (e) In the case of an individual who is eligible for dependenc…3 changes
- (f) 2 changes
(a)at the beginning of section 53(2 (which provides as to the effect of presentment of a bill of exchange) there shall be inserted the words “ Subject to section 75A of this Act, ”; and
(1)Dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid to a surviving spouse at the monthly rate of $1,154.
(2)The rate under paragraph (1) shall be increased by $246 in the case of the death of a veteran who at the time of death was in receipt of or was entitled to receive (or but for the receipt of retired pay or retirement pay was entitled to receive) compensation for a service-connected disability that was rated totally disabling for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding death. In determining the period of a veteran’s disability for purposes of the preceding sentence, only periods in which the veteran was married to the surviving spouse shall be considered.
(3)In the case of dependency and indemnity compensation paid to a surviving spouse that is predicated on the death of a veteran before January 1, 1993, the monthly rate of such compensation shall be the amount based on the pay grade of such veteran, as set forth in the following table, if the amount is greater than the total amount determined with respect to that veteran under paragraphs (1) and (2):Pay gradeMonthly ratePay gradeMonthly rate 1 If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior enlisted advisor of the Navy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, or master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 1302 of this title, the surviving spouse’s rate shall be $1,419. 2 If the veteran served as Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 1302 of this title, the surviving spouse’s rate shall be $2,643. E–1$1,154W–4$1,380 E–2$1,154O–1$1,219 E–3$1,154O–2$1,260 E–4$1,154O–3$1,347 E–5$1,154O–4$1,427 E–6$1,154O–5$1,571 E–7$1,194O–6$1,771 E–8$1,260O–7$1,912 E–9$1,3141O–8$2,100 W–1$1,219O–9$2,246 W–2$1,267O–10$2,463 2 W–3$1,305............
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