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(DIC and Death Compensation)
64.110
To compensate surviving spouses, children and parents for the death of any servicemember who died while on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training, OR any Veteran who: • died from an injury or disease deemed to be related to military service, OR • died from a non-service related injury or disease, but was receiving, or was entitled to receive, VA Compensation for a service-connected disability or disabilities that was rated as totally disabling: o for at least 10 years immediately preceding death, OR o since the Veteran's release from active duty and for at least five years immediately preceding death, OR o for at least one year before death if the Veteran was a former prisoner of war who died after September 30, 1999.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
394,979 cases of survivors were receiving benefits
405,038 cases of survivors were receiving benefits
405,038 cases of survivors were receiving benefits
In FY 19, 429,585 Survivors received benefits. (FY 20 est.: 443,288 Survivors; FY 21 est.: 456,463 Survivors)
VBA processed 58,998 initial claims for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) in FY2023. 45,070 survivors began receiving DIC benefits in FY2023 for an average annual individual benefit of $19,943.
VBA processed 56,008 initial claims for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) in FY2024. 46,153 survivors began receiving DIC benefits in FY2024 for an average annual individual benefit of $20,600.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
