Aug 2026: Did You Know?

From your Service Officer:

At the recent Legion Conference in Nashville, I had the opportunity to attend the Post Service-Officer Workshop.

I learned a bunch, but a key takeaway for me was a little talked about entitlement that is available for veterans with a service connected disability rating or survivors (spouse, children, or even parents of deceased veterns). This benefit is named Deendency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)

DIC is a tax free monetary benefit generally payable to elibigble survivors of military service members who died in the line of duty or survivors of veterans whos death resulted from a service-related injury or disease. DIC may also be paid to :certain survivors” of veterans whose death resulted were “totally disabled” from service-connected conditions at the time of death.

Many in our post fit that last bit!

For more information:

https://www.va.gov/disability/dependency-indemnity-compensation

Contact VBA Directly:

Contact the Office of Survivors Assistance:

Visit: www.va.gov/disability/survivor-dic-rates

In Your Service,

John Crowley