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2024 VA DIC rates for parents

Review 2024 VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) rates for the surviving parents of Veterans. These VA survivor benefits are tax exempt. This means you won’t have to pay any taxes on your DIC payments. These rates are effective December 1, 2023.

DIC rates if only 1 parent is alive

These rates apply to you if you’re eligible for VA DIC as a surviving parent and both of the below descriptions are true for you.

Both of these must be true:

  • You’re the Veteran’s only surviving parent, and
  • Either you’re not remarried or you’re remarried and living with your spouse

Note: Your yearly income is how much money you earn during one calendar year (January 1 to December 31). This includes income from all sources, such as wages, salary, investment payments, rental properties, gifts, income of dependents living in your home, and some retirement payments. If you’re remarried and living with your spouse, this also includes your spouse’s income.

Find out if you’re eligible for VA DIC as a surviving parent

Select the income range that applies to you

Click on an accordion to review the rate table. Use the amount in the first column that’s closest to your income when rounded up to find your beginning monthly rate. Then, follow the directions in the how to use the rate tables section to figure out your monthly payment.

Go to the how to use the rate tables section

$1,900 or less

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
800 799 None 900 791 .08 1,000 783 .08 1,100 775 .08 1,200 767 .08 1,300 759 .08 1,400 751 .08 1,500 743 .08 1,600 735 .08 1,700 727 .08 1,800 719 .08 1,900 711 .08

$2,000 to $2,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
2,000 703 .08 2,100 695 .08 2,200 687 .08 2,300 679 .08 2,400 671 .08 2,500 663 .08 2,600 655 .08 2,700 647 .08 2,800 639 .08 2,900 631 .08

$3,000 to $3,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
3,000 623 .08 3,100 615 .08 3,200 607 .08 3,300 599 .08 3,400 591 .08 3,500 583 .08 3,600 575 .08 3,700 567 .08 3,800 559 .08 3,900 551 .08

$4,000 to $4,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
4,000 543 .08 4,100 535 .08 4,200 527 .08 4,300 519 .08 4,400 511 .08 4,500 503 .08 4,600 495 .08 4,700 487 .08 4,800 479 .08 4,900 471 .08

$5,000 to $5,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
5,000 463 .08 5,100 455 .08 5,200 447 .08 5,300 439 .08 5,400 431 .08 5,500 423 .08 5,600 415 .08 5,700 407 .08 5,800 399 .08 5,900 391 .08

$6,000 to $6,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
6,000 383 .08 6,100 375 .08 6,200 367 .08 6,300 359 .08 6,400 351 .08 6,500 343 .08 6,600 335 .08 6,700 327 .08 6,800 319 .08 6,900 311 .08

$7,000 to $7,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
7,000 303 .08 7,100 295 .08 7,200 287 .08 7,300 279 .08 7,400 271 .08 7,500 263 .08 7,600 255 .08 7,700 247 .08 7,800 239 .08 7,900 231 .08

$8,000 to $8,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
8,000 223 .08 8,100 215 .08 8,200 207 .08 8,300 199 .08 8,400 191 .08 8,500 183 .08 8,600 175 .08 8,700 167 .08 8,800 159 .08 8,900 151 .08

$9,000 to $9,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $) Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease (also called a $1 decrement) 9,000 143 .08 9,100 135 .08 9,200 127 .08 9,300 119 .08 9,400 111 .08 9,500 103 .08 9,600 95 .08 9,700 87 .08 9,800 79 .08 9,900 71 .08

$10,000 or more

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $) Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease (also called a $1 decrement) 10,000 63 .08 10,100 55 .08 10,200 47 .08 10,300 39 .08 10,400 31 .08 10,500 23 .08 10,600 15 .08 10,700 7 .08 10,724 5.08 .08 If living with spouse: 10,725 to 25,303
If not living with spouse: 10,725 to 18,824
5 None

DIC rates if both parents are alive

If the eligible parent doesn’t live with a spouse

These rates apply to you if you’re eligible for VA DIC as a surviving parent and both of the below descriptions are true for you.

Both of these must be true:

  • You and the Veteran’s other surviving parent are both alive, and
  • You’re not living with the Veteran’s other surviving parent or a current spouse

Note: Your yearly income is how much money you earn during one calendar year (January 1 to December 31). This includes income from all sources, such as wages, salary, investment payments, rental properties, gifts, income of dependents living in your home, and some retirement payments. If you’re remarried and living with your spouse, this also includes your spouse’s income.

Find out if you're eligible for VA DIC as a surviving parent

Select the income range that applies to you

Click on an accordion to review the rate table. Use the amount in the first column that’s closest to your yearly income when rounded up to find your beginning monthly rate. Then, follow the directions in the how to use the rate tables section to figure out your monthly payment.

Go to the how to use the rate tables section

$1,900 or less

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
800 579 None 900 571 .08 1,000 563 .08 1,100 555 .08 1,200 547 .08 1,300 539 .08 1,400 531 .08 1,500 523 .08 1,600 515 .08 1,700 507 .08 1,800 499 .08 1,900 491 .08

$2,000 to $2,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
2,000 483 .08 2,100 475 .08 2,200 467 .08 2,300 459 .08 2,400 451 .08 2,500 443 .08 2,600 435 .08 2,700 427 .08 2,800 419 .08 2,900 411 .08

$3,000 to $3,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
3,000 403 .08 3,100 395 .08 3,200 387 .08 3,300 379 .08 3,400 371 .08 3,500 363 .08 3,600 355 .08 3,700 347 .08 3,800 339 .08 3,900 331 .08

$4,000 to $4,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
4,000 323 .08 4,100 315 .08 4,200 307 .08 4,300 299 .08 4,400 291 .08 4,500 283 .08 4,600 275 .08 4,700 267 .08 4,800 259 .08 4,900 251 .08

$5,000 to $5,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
$5,000 243 .08 5,100 235 .08 5,200 227 .08 5,300 219 .08 5,400 211 .08 5,500 203 .08 5,600 195 .08 5,700 187 .08 5,800 179 .08 5,900 171 .08

$6,000 to $6,999

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
6,000 163 .08 6,100 155 .08 6,200 147 .08 6,300 139 .08 6,400 131 .08 6,500 123 .08 6,600 115 .08 6,700 107 .08 6,800 99 .08 6,900 91 .08

$7,000 or more

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $) Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease (also called a $1 decrement) 7,000 83 .08 7,100 75 .08 7,200 67 .08 7,300 59 .08 7,400 51 .08 7,500 43 .08 7,600 35 .08 7,700 27 .08 7,800 19 .08 7,900 11 .08 7,974 5.08 .08 7,975 to 18,824 5 None

 

If the eligible parent lives with the Veteran’s other parent or a current spouse

These rates apply to you if you’re eligible for VA DIC as a surviving parent and both of the below descriptions are true for you.

Both of these must be true:

  • You and the Veteran’s other surviving parent are both alive, and
  • You’re living with the Veteran’s other surviving parent or a current spouse

Note: Your yearly income is how much money you earn during one calendar year (January 1 to December 31). This includes income from all sources, such as wages, salary, investment payments, rental properties, gifts, income of dependents living in your home, and some retirement payments. If you’re remarried and living with your spouse, this also includes your spouse’s income.

Find out if you're eligible for VA DIC as a surviving parent

Select the income range that applies to you

Click on an accordion to review the rate table. Use the amount in the first column that’s closest to your income when rounded up to find your beginning monthly rate. Then, follow the directions in the how to use the rate tables section to figure out your monthly payment.

Go to the how to use the rate tables section

$1,900 or less

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
1,000 546 None 1,100 538 .08 1,200 530 .08 1,300 522 .08 1,400 514 .08 1,500 506 .08 1,600 498 .08 1,700 490 .08 1,800 482 .08 1,900 474 .08

$2,000 to $2,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
2,000 466 .08 2,100 458 .08 2,200 450 .08 2,300 442 .08 2,400 434 .08 2,500 426 .08 2,600 418 .08 2,700 410 .08 2,800 402 .08 2,900 394 .08

$3,000 to $3,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
3,000 386 .08 3,100 378 .08 3,200 370 .08 3,300 362 .08 3,400 354 .08 3,500 346 .08 3,600 338 .08 3,700 330 .08 3,800 322 .08 3,900 314 .08

$4,000 to $4,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
4,000 306 .08 4,100 298 .08 4,200 290 .08 4,300 282 .08 4,400 274 .08 4,500 266 .08 4,600 258 .08 4,700 250 .08 4,800 242 .08 4,900 234 .08

$5,000 to $5,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
5,000 226 .08 5,100 218 .08 5,200 210 .08 5,300 202 .08 5,400 194 .08 5,500 186 .08 5,600 178 .08 5,700 170 .08 5,800 162 .08 5,900 154 .08

$6,000 to $6,900

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
6,000 146 .08 6,100 138 .08 6,200 130 .08 6,300 122 .08 6,400 114 .08 6,500 106 .08 6,600 98 .08 6,700 90 .08 6,800 82 .08 6,900 74 .08

$7,000 or more

Yearly income limit (in U.S. $)
Your total income for the year must be less than or equal to this amount
Beginning monthly rate (in U.S. $) Rate of decrease
(also called a $1 decrement)
7,000 66 .08 7,100 58 .08 7,200 50 .08 7,300 42 .08 7,400 34 .08 7,500 26 .08 7,600 18 .08 7,700 10 .08 7,762 5.08 .08 7,763 to 25,303 5 None

How to use the rate tables to calculate your DIC payments

  1. Find your beginning monthly rate in the table above that applies to you.
    To do this, find the yearly income limit amount in the first column that’s closest to your income when rounded up. The amount listed to the right, in the middle column, is your beginning monthly rate. 

    For example: Let’s say you're the eligible parent, living with the Veteran’s other parent or a current spouse. For this example, select the $7,000 or more income range. If you earn $7,153 a year, you make more than $7,100, and less than $7,200. So you would use the $7,200 income limit. Your beginning monthly rate would be $50.

  2. Calculate the difference between your actual income and the income limit that’s closest to your income when rounded down. 
    To do this, find the income limit in the first column that’s closest to your income when rounded down. Subtract this income limit from your actual income.

    Using our example: $7,153 (actual income) - $7,100 (income limit closest to your income when rounded down) = $53

  3. Multiply this amount by the rate of decrease.
    The rate of decrease is the decimal listed in the last column. It helps us adjust your rate to match your actual income level.

    Using our example: $53 x .08 (rate of decrease) = $4.24

  4. Add this amount to your beginning monthly rate.
    The total is your monthly payment.

    Using our example: $4.24 + $50 (beginning monthly rate) = $54.24 (monthly payment)

  5. If you’re eligible for Aid and Attendance, add $434.
    The total is your monthly payment with Aid and Attendance.

    Using our example: $54.24 (monthly payment) + $434 (Aid and Attendance) = $488.24 (monthly payment with Aid and Attendance)

    Find out if you’re eligible for Aid and Attendance

  6. Next, determine your payment schedule
    How often you get a payment depends on your total amount for the year.

    Multiply your monthly payment amount by 12 months. Then use the payment schedule below, based on the total amount for the year.

    If your payments for the year add up to:

    • More than $228, we’ll pay you monthly.
    • Between $144 and $228, we’ll pay you 4 times a year, or 1 payment every 3 months.
    • Between $72 and $144, we’ll pay you 2 times a year, or 1 payment every 6 months.
    • Less than $72, we’ll pay you once a year.

    Using our example: 12 x $488.24 (monthly payment amount with Aid and Attendance) = $5,858.88 (total year’s value).

    Because your total year’s worth of payment is more than $228, you’d be paid on a monthly schedule.