Dic Benefits For Widows Are They Lifetime 2024 Ford. Review 2025 va dependency and indemnity compensation (dic) rates for the surviving spouses and dependent children of veterans. The payment of dic benefits was intended to provide surviving spouses with economic stability for themselves and their families following the death of a veteran.
(the veteran had a va disability rating of totally disabling (including for individual unemployability). My spouse definitely meets the criteria for dic and the 8 year provision.