Spouse Eligibility Criteria for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
Are You Eligible for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)? The visual graphic takes you through the criteria that both the Veteran and surviving spouse must meet to be eligible. To begin, if: you were married before January 1, 1957, OR Married within 15 years of discharge from the period of service when the disability (that later caused death was incurred) OR Married for at least one year OR had a child with the veteran; AND: Lived with the veteran continuously until his/her death OR if separated, you were not at fault for the separation; AND you are not currently remarried (a surviving spouse who remarries on or after December 16, 2003, and on or after attaining age 55, is entitled to continue to receive DIC), then you are eligible to receive Dependency and Indemnity Compensation.
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