[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29416-29417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13772]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Adjustments for Service-Connected Benefits
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998,
Pub. L. 105-368, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is hereby
giving notice of adjustments in certain benefit rates. These
adjustments affect the compensation, dependency and indemnity
compensation (DIC), and Medal of Honor pension programs.
DATES: These adjustments are effective December 1, 1998, the date
provided by Pub. L. 105-368.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paul Trowbridge, Consultant, Compensation and Pension Service (213B),
Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
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Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-7218.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 301 of Pub. L. 105-368 increases the
rate of Medal of Honor pension under 38 U.S.C. 1562(a) to $600. Section
1101 of Pub. L. 105-368 provides for an increase in each of the rates
in sections 1114, 1115(1), 1162, 1311, 1313, and 1314 of the title 38,
United States Code. VA is required to increase these benefit rates by
the same percentage as increased 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 are rounded down to
the nearest dollar. The increased rates are required to be published in
the Federal Register.
The Social Security Administration has announced that there will be
a 1.3 percent cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits.
Therefore, applying the same percentage, the following rates for VA
compensation and DIC programs will be effective December 1, 1998:
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Monthly rate (dollars
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Disability Compensation (38 U.S.C. 1114)
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Disability Evaluation:
10%.................................... 96
20%.................................... 184
30%.................................... 282
40%.................................... 404
50%.................................... 576
60%.................................... 726
70%.................................... 916
80%.................................... 1,062
90%.................................... 1,196
100%................................... 1,989
(38 U.S.C. 1114(k) through (s)):
38 U.S.C. 1114(k)...................... 75; 2,474; 75; 3,470
38 U.S.C. 1114(l)...................... 2,474
38 U.S.C. 1114(m)...................... 2,729
38 U.S.C. 1114(n)...................... 3,105
38 U.S.C. 1114(o)...................... 3,470
38 U.S.C. 1114(p)...................... 3,470
38 U.S.C. 1114(r)...................... 1,490; 2,218
38 U.S.C. 1114(s)...................... 2,227
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Additional Compensation for Dependents (38 U.S.C. 1115(1))
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38 U.S.C. 1115(1):
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(A)................... 115
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(B)................... 197; 60
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(C)................... 79; 60
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(D)................... 93
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(E)................... 217
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(F)................... 182
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Clothing Allowance (38 U.S.C. 1162)--$534 per year
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DIC to a Surviving Spouse (38 U.S.C. 1311)
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Pay Grade:
E-1.................................... 861
E-2.................................... 861
E-3.................................... 861
E-4.................................... 861
E-5.................................... 861
E-6.................................... 861
E-7.................................... 890
E-8.................................... 940
E-9 \1\................................ 980
W-1.................................... 909
W-2.................................... 946
W-3.................................... 974
W-4.................................... 1,030
O-1.................................... 909
O-2.................................... 940
O-3.................................... 1,004
O-4.................................... 1,062
O-5.................................... 1,170
O-6.................................... 1,318
O-7.................................... 1,424
O-8.................................... 1,561
O-9.................................... 1,672
O-10 \2\............................... 1,834
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DIC to a Surviving Spouse (38 U.S.C. 1311(a) Through (d))
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38 U.S.C. 1311(a) through (d):
38 U.S.C. 1311(a)(1)................... 861
38 U.S.C. 1311(a)(2)................... 187
38 U.S.C. 1311(b)...................... 217
38 U.S.C. 1311(c)...................... 217
38 U.S.C. 1311(d)...................... 105
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DIC to Children (38 U.S.C. 1313)
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38 U.S.C. 1313:
38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1)................... 365
38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(2)................... 526
38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(3)................... 683
38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(4)................... 683; 133
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Supplemental DIC to Children (38 U.S.C. 1314)
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38 U.S.C. 1314:
38 U.S.C. 1314(a)...................... 217
38 U.S.C. 1314(b)...................... 365
38 U.S.C. 1314(c)...................... 184
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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 $1,057.
\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 $1,966.
Dated: May 21, 1999.
Togo D. West, Jr.,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-13772 Filed 5-28-99; 8:45 am]
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