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Caring for Survivors Act of 2025

What this bill does

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This bill increases monthly payments that the Department of Veterans Affairs gives to surviving spouses of veterans who died from service-connected conditions or were totally disabled. It also makes it easier for survivors to qualify for these payments by reducing the time a veteran needed to be totally disabled from 10 years to 5 years. The bill sets specific payment amounts for survivors of veterans who were totally disabled for less than 10 years before they died.

Introduced

January 23, 2025

Policy Area

Armed Forces and National Security

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