A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of disability compensation for disabled veterans and to increase the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children of veterans.
Veterans' Disability Compensation and Survivors' Benefits Amendments of 1983 - Title I: Compensation Rate Increases - Increases the rates of veterans' disability compensation.
Permits the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to adjust the rates of disability compensation for other specified persons.
Increases the rates of additional compensation for dependents. Increases the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans.
Title II: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Rate Increases - Increases the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses according to a specified table.
Increases the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for children.
Increases the rates of supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for children.
Title III: Effective date - Sets forth the effective date for this Act.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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