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S. 1118, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the amount of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes (5 comments ↓ | 3 wiki edits)
S. 1118 would amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the amount of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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Bernice/Spouse of deceased Veteran
September 15, 2009, 11:30pm (report abuse)To be fair, if this bill does not pass, is to introduce a bill to lower income of other deceased U.S Government workers spouses to 43 percent too. The spouse of a Veteran receives DIC income from the VA. Our income is also at a Federal level. I view this as discrimination against Veterans.
Corky
October 17, 2009, 3:38pm (report abuse)Is there some reason Bernice is not correct? Should this bill not pass I feel that all Federal employee spouses should take a cut to the rate of the surviving spouse of a Military/veteran. Why should we be entitled to so much less? What is fair is fair. If the surviving spouse of any Federal employee receives 55% why does the surviving spouse of a military/Veteran receive between 42% and 43%? After all they were Federal workers also.K8GW2
Corky
October 20, 2009, 8:53pm (report abuse)The Senate bill also has language reguarding remarriage at 55 rather than 57.
Martin
October 22, 2009, 10:08am (report abuse)Does anybody know the outcome of yesterday hearing on S1118?
Kathyj
October 29, 2009, 11:32pm (report abuse)??? Has anyone heard on the outcome?