Families of veterans with service-connected mental disorders who die by suicide would get automatic compensation.
This bill would make it easier for families of veterans to receive financial support if their loved one had a service-connected mental disorder and died by suicide. Currently, these families may not automatically get "dependency and indemnity compensation" from the Department of Veterans Affairs. If passed, the bill would require the VA to automatically pay this compensation to surviving spouses, children, and parents.
Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs is not explicitly required to automatically pay dependency and indemnity compensation to families of veterans who had a service-connected mental disorder and died by suicide. If this bill becomes law, the VA would be directed to automatically provide this compensation to the surviving spouse, children, and parents of such veterans.
HR 2264 · 119th Congress · March 21, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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