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S. 2392119th Congress
Official title: Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025
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Veterans' disability and survivor benefits will rise on Dec 1, 2025, by the same percentage as Social Security's COLA.
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This law increases monthly disability compensation for veterans and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children, effective December 1, 2025. Instead of a fixed number, the increase matches the percentage of that year's Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. The VA must calculate the exact new dollar amounts and publish them in the Federal Register by a set deadline.
Affects wartime veterans receiving disability compensation, veterans with dependents, disabled veterans receiving clothing allowances, and surviving spouses and children receiving dependency and indemnity compensation.
The adjustment keeps veterans' and survivors' benefit payments aligned with inflation, as measured by the Social Security COLA. It does not change eligibility rules or who qualifies for these benefits.
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Latest action: — Became Public Law No: 119-42.