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Past rates: 2019 VA DIC rates for parents

Review 2019 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, 2018.

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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 $652 None 900 644 .08 1,000 636 .08 1,100 628 .08 1,200 620 .08 1,300 612 .08 1,400 604 .08 1,500 596 .08 1,600 588 .08 1,700 580 .08 1,800 572 .08 1,900 564 .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 $556 .08 2,100 548 .08 2,200 540 .08 2,300 532 .08 2,400 524 .08 2,500 516 .08 2,600 508 .08 2,700 500 .08 2,800 492 .08 2,900 484 .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 $476 .08 3,100 468 .08 3,200 460 .08 3,300 452 .08 3,400 444 .08 3,500 436 .08 3,600 428 .08 3,700 420 .08 3,800 412 .08 3,900 404 .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 $396 .08 4,100 388 .08 4,200 380 .08 4,300 372 .08 4,400 364 .08 4,500 356 .08 4,600 348 .08 4,700 340 .08 4,800 332 .08 4,900 324 .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 $316 .08 5,100 308 .08 5,200 300 .08 5,300 292 .08 5,400 284 .08 5,500 276 .08 5,600 268 .08 5,700 260 .08 5,800 252 .08 5,900 244 .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 $236 .08 6,100 228 .08 6,200 220 .08 6,300 212 .08 6,400 204 .08 6,500 196 .08 6,600 188 .08 6,700 180 .08 6,800 172 .08 6,900 164 .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 $156 .08 7,100 148 .08 7,200 140 .08 7,300 132 .08 7,400 124 .08 7,500 116 .08 7,600 108 .08 7,700 100 .08 7,800 92 .08 7,900 84 .08

$8,000 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)
$8,000 $76 .08 8,100 68 .08 8,200 60 .08 8,300 52 .08 8,400 44 .08 8,500 36 .08 8,600 28 .08 8,700 20 .08 8,800 12 .08 8,887 5.04 .04 If living with spouse: 8,888 to 20,692
If not living with spouse: 8,888 to 15,394
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 $472 None 900 464 .08 1,000 456 .08 1,100 448 .08 1,200 440 .08 1,300 432 .08 1,400 424 .08 1,500 416 .08 1,600 408 .08 1,700 400 .08 1,800 392 .08 1,900 384 .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 $376 .08 2,100 368 .08 2,200 360 .08 2,300 352 .08 2,400 344 .08 2,500 336 .08 2,600 328 .08 2,700 320 .08 2,800 312 .08 2,900 304 .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 $296 .08 3,100 288 .08 3,200 280 .08 3,300 272 .08 3,400 264 .08 3,500 256 .08 3,600 248 .08 3,700 240 .08 3,800 232 .08 3,900 224 .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 $216 .08 4,100 208 .08 4,200 200 .08 4,300 192 .08 4,400 184 .08 4,500 176 .08 4,600 168 .08 4,700 160 .08 4,800 152 .08 4,900 144 .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 $136 .08 5,100 128 .08 5,200 120 .08 5,300 112 .08 5,400 104 .08 5,500 96 .08 5,600 88 .08 5,700 80 .08 5,800 72 .08 5,900 64 .08

$6,000 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)
$6,000 $56 .08 6,100 48 .08 6,200 40 .08 6,300 32 .08 6,400 24 .08 6,500 16 .08 6,600 8 .08 6,637 5.04 .04 6,638 to 15,394 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 $444 None 1,100 441 .03 1,200 438 .03 1,300 435 .03 1,400 431 .03 1,500 427 .03 1,600 423 .04 1,700 419 .04 1,800 414 .04 1,900 409 .04

$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 $404 .05 2,100 399 .05 2,200 393 .05 2,300 387 .05 2,400 381 .05 2,500 375 .06 2,600 369 .06 2,700 362 .06 2,800 355 .06 2,900 348 .06

$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 $341 .07 3,100 333 .07 3,200 325 .07 3,300 317 .08 3,400 309 .08 3,500 301 .08 3,600 293 .08 3,700 285 .08 3,800 277 .08 3,900 269 .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 $261 .08 4,100 253 .08 4,200 245 .08 4,300 237 .08 4,400 229 .08 4,500 221 .08 4,600 213 .08 4,700 205 .08 4,800 197 .08 4,900 189 .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 $181 .08 5,100 173 .08 5,200 165 .08 5,300 157 .08 5,400 149 .08 5,500 141 .08 5,600 133 .08 5,700 125 .08 5,800 117 .08 5,900 109 .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)
$6,000 101 .08 6,100 93 .08 6,200 85 .08 6,300 77 .08 6,400 69 .08 6,500 61 .08 6,600 53 .08 6,700 45 .08 6,800 37 .08 6,900 29 .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 21 .08 7,100 13 .08 7,199 5.08 .08 7,200 to 20,692 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 are the eligible parent, living with the Veteran's other parent or a current spouse. For this example, click on the $7,000 or more income range directly above. If you earn $7,053 a year, you make more than $7,000, and less than $7,100. So you would use the $7,100 income limit. Your beginning monthly rate would be $13.

  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: $7,053 (actual income) - $7,000 (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 + $13 (beginning monthly rate) = $17.24 (monthly payment)

  5. If you're eligible for Aid and Attendance, add $353.
    The total is your monthly payment with Aid and Attendance.

    Using our example: $17.24 (monthly payment) + $353 (Aid and Attendance) = $370.24 (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 $370.24 (monthly payment amount with Aid and Attendance) = $4,442.88 (total year's value).

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