H.R. 888 · 115th Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Walter Jones
- Introduced
- 2017-02-06
- Latest action
- 2018-03-20 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to treat a notification of the death of a veteran rated totally disabled at the time of death as a claim by the veteran's surviving spouse and children for dependency and indemnity compensation benefits. The VA may not require that such spouse and children file a claim for such benefits.