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This bill, known as the "Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025," aims to increase compensation rates for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of disabled veterans, effective December 1, 2025. The bill directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to raise dollar amounts for various types of compensation, including wartime disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, clothing allowance, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. The increase will be calculated based on the same percentage increase applied to Social Security Act benefit amounts, which is determined by the cost-of-living adjustment. This means that veterans' benefits will be automatically adjusted to keep pace with inflation, ensuring that the real value of their compensation remains consistent. The Secretary is also required to publish the updated compensation rates in the Federal Register, providing transparency and clear communication about the new benefit amounts to veterans and their families.

Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2138/all-info