About VA DIC for spouses, dependents, and parents
Open official sourceU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · Reviewed 2026-10-12
DIC — surviving spouse or child review
DIC spouse and child paths require a qualifying death or a reviewed total-disability-duration alternative, plus their own relationship requirements.
Catalog recordExplore requirements
An agency must make the actual eligibility decision.
Program overview
- Administering agency
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Source verification
- official page text
- Rating relationship
- See the listed eligibility rules
- P&T requirement
- Verify against the official source
- TDIU treatment
- Manual verification required
- Temporary-rating treatment
- Manual verification required
- Residency requirement
- Review the official program rules
Why this result appeared
No personal scenario was used. This neutral catalog view does not imply that you qualify.
Manual requirements
- Qualifying death or total-disability-duration alternative; marriage/cohabitation/remarriage exceptions or child-age/marriage/payment rules.
Suggested application steps
- Review the linked official program requirements.
- Ask VA or an accredited representative about missing requirements before choosing an application.
Documents to consider
- Only the administering agency can specify required evidence; do not upload military or personal records to VetComp Planner.
Limits and caveats
- Educational screening is not an official benefit decision. VA makes the official determination.
Application, timing, and local administration
- Application requirement
- An official agency application or confirmation may be required
- Filing deadline
- Confirm with the administering agency
- Renewal
- Confirm whether renewal or recertification is required
- Benefit value or formula
- Varies under the official program rule
- Local warning
- Local administration may vary; manual verification may be required
- Source language
- English
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Source record and freshness
Data version 2026.10.12 · Record version effective not established by the reviewed source · Next review due 2027-01-12