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Increases Veterans' Disability Payments
Recent Bills/Increases Veterans' Disability Payments

Increases Veterans' Disability Payments

IntroducedJuly 23, 2025
Became Law11 months ago
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Signed into law as Public Law 119-42.
Armed Forces and National SecurityAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability assistanceInflation and pricesVeterans' pensions and compensation
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Why This Matters

This bill increases the compensation rates for veterans with disabilities and their survivors starting December 1, 2025.

If you are a veteran with a disability, your compensation will increase starting December 1, 2025, based on Social Security adjustments.
Who this affects
Veterans with disabilities · Surviving spouses · Children of veterans
What this bill changes
  1. 1Starting December 1, 2025, veterans with service-connected disabilities will receive higher compensation rates.
  2. 2Survivors of certain disabled veterans will also see an increase in their dependency and indemnity compensation.
  3. 3The increase will match the percentage rise in Social Security benefits effective on the same date.

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Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase the amounts payable for wartime disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Specifically, the VA must increase the amounts by the same percentage as the cost-of-living increase in benefits for Social Security recipients that is effective on December 1, 2025. The act requires the VA to publish the amounts payable, as increased, in the Federal Register. The VA is authorized to make a similar adjustment to the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who have not received compensation for service-connected disability or death.

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A bill has to pass the House and Senate, then go to the President.
Intro
Senate
House
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IntroducedJul 23, 2025
Sponsors
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SenateNov 9, 2025

Passed with no objections.

HouseNov 17, 2025

Passed by voice vote.

PresidentNov 25, 2025

Signed into law as Public Law 119-42.

The President

Donald Trump
President
Signed
Related Bills
Text included in this law
House Bill · HR 2138
1 of 4 · In Committee
Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025
House bill with the same name
House Bill · HR 8552
4 of 4 · Passed Congress
Raises Veterans' Disability and Survivor Payments
Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
·Government
Senate bill with the same name
Senate Bill · S 4487
1 of 4 · In Committee
Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026