[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10112-10113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5342]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Service-Connected Benefits
agency: Department of Veterans Affairs.
action: Notice.
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summary: As required by the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living
Adjustment Act of 1996, Public Law 104-263, the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is hereby giving notice of cost-of-living adjustments
(COLAs) in certain benefit rates. These COLAs affect the compensation
and dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) programs.
dates: These COLAs are effective December 1, 1996, the date provided by
Public Law 104-263.
for further information contact: Paul Trowbridge, Consultant,
Compensation and Pension Service (213B), Veterans Benefit
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-7218.
supplementary information: The Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living
Adjustment Act of 1996, Public Law 104-263, provides for a COLA for
each of the rates in sections 1114, 1115(1), 1162, 1311, 1313, and 1314
of title 38, United States Code. VA is required to increase these
benefit rates by the same percentage as increases in the benefit
amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act. In computing
increased rates in the cited title 38 sections, fractions of a dollar
equaling $.50 or more are rounded to the next higher dollar amount. The
increased rates are required to be published in the Federal Register.
The Social Security Administration has announced that there will be
a 2.9 percent cost-of-living increase in Social
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Security benefits. Therefore, applying the same percentage, the
following increased rates for VA compensation and DIC programs will be
effective December 1, 1996:
Disability Compensation (38 U.S.C. 1114)
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Disability evaluation Monthly rate
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10%....................................... $94
20%....................................... $179
30%....................................... $274
40%....................................... $391
50%....................................... $558
60%....................................... $703
70%....................................... $887
80%....................................... $1,028
90%....................................... $1,157
100%...................................... $1,924
(38 U.S.C. 1114(k) through (s)):
38 U.S.C. 1114(k)....................... $74; $2,393; $74; $3,356
38 U.S.C. 1114(l)....................... $2,393
38 U.S.C. 1114(m)....................... $2,639
38 U.S.C. 1114(n)....................... $3,003
38 U.S.C. 1114(o)....................... $3,356
38 U.S.C. 1114(p)....................... $3,356
38 U.S.C. 1114(r)....................... $1,441; $2,145
38 U.S.C. 1114(s)....................... $2,154
Additional Compensation for Dependents (38
U.S.C. 1115(l)):
38 U.S.C. 1115(l)
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(A).................... $112
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(B).................... $191; $59
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(C).................... $77; $59
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(D).................... $91
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(E).................... $211
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(F).................... $177
Clothing Allowance (38 U.S.C. 1162):
$518 per year
DIC to a Surviving Spouse (38 U.S.C. 1311):
Pay Grade:..............................
E-1................................... $833
E-2................................... $833
E-3................................... $833
E-4................................... $833
E-5................................... $833
E-6................................... $833
E-7................................... $861
E-8................................... $909
E-9(1)................................ $949
W-1................................... $880
W-2................................... $915
W-3................................... $943
W-4................................... $997
O-1................................... $880
O-2................................... $909
O-3................................... $972
O-4................................... $1,028
O-5................................... $1,132
O-6................................... $1,276
O-7................................... $1,378
O-8................................... $1,510
O-9................................... $1,618
O-10(2)............................... $1,774
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(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, the surviving spouse's monthly rate is $1,023.
(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, the surviving spouse's monthly rate is
$1,902.
DIC to a Surviving Spouse (38 U.S.C. 1311 (a) Through (d))
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Monthly rate
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38 U.S.C. 1311 (a) through (d):
38 U.S.C. 1311(a)(1).................... $833
38 U.S.C. 1311(a)(2).................... $182
38 U.S.C. 1311(b)....................... $211
38 U.S.C. 1311(c)....................... $211
38 U.S.C. 1311(d)....................... $102
DIC to Children (38 U.S.C. 1313):
38 U.S.C. 1313:.........................
38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1).................. $354
38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(2).................. $510
38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(3).................. $662
38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(4).................. $662; $130
Supplemental DIC to Children (38 U.S.C.
1314):
38 U.S.C. 1314:.........................
38 U.S.C. 1314(a)..................... $211
38 U.S.C. 1314(b)..................... $354
38 U.S.C. 1314(c)..................... $179
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Dated: February 21, 1997.
Jesse Brown,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 97-5342 Filed 3-4-97; 8:45 am]
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