A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of disability compensation for disabled veterans; to increase the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children of veterans; to discontinue duplicative payments to certain veterans; to increase the level of disability required for the payment of dependents' allowances; to provide for cost-saving improvements in veterans' programs; and for other purposes.
Veterans' Disability Compensation and Survivors' Benefits Amendments of 1982 - Title I: Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Rate Increases - Increases the rates of: (1) disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for dependents; (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; (4) dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses; (5) dependency and indemnity compensation for children; and (6) supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for children.
Title II: Compensation Amendments - Establishes a formula for determining the amount of wartime disability compensation receivable by a totally disabled veteran who is determined to be unemployable and is receiving benefits under the Social Security Act.
Title III: Miscellaneous Amendments - Establishes periods of commencement for payments based on an award of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, or pension.
Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of payments under the Veterans' and Survivors' Pension Improvement Act of 1978.
Extends the entitlement of children of veterans who are under 18 to such children who are not yet 19 but pursuing a high school degree and children over 18 who are not pursuing such a degree but who before reaching 18 became permanently incapable of self-support. Reduces the amount of pension receivable during the summer months for the students.
Title IV: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates for this Act.
Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 2913 ordered to be reported.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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