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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Cost of Living Adjustments for
Service-Connected Benefits
Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As required by the Veterans’
Compensation Cost-of-Living
Adjustment Act of 2020, the Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA) is hereby giving
notice of adjustments in certain benefit
rates. These adjustments affect the
compensation program.
DATES: These adjustments became
effective on December 1, 2020, the date
provided by Public Law 116–178.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Pierce, Policy and Procedures
Staff, Compensation Service, Veterans
Benefits Administration, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420, 202–461–
9700. (This is not a toll-free telephone
number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 2
of Public Law 116–178 provides for an
increase in each of the rates in sections
1114, 1115(1), and 1162 of title 38,
United States Code. VA is required to
increase these benefit rates by the same
percentage as increases in the benefit
amounts payable under title II of the
Social Security Act. The increased rates
are required to be published in the
Federal Register.
SUMMARY:
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The Social Security Administration
has announced that there will be a 1.3
percent cost-of-living increase in Social
Security benefits for 2021. Therefore,
applying the same percentage, the
following rates for VA’s compensation
program became effective on December
1, 2020:
Disability evaluation percent
Monthly rate
Disability Compensation
[38 U.S.C. 1114]
10 ...........................................
20 ...........................................
30 ...........................................
40 ...........................................
50 ...........................................
60 ...........................................
70 ...........................................
80 ...........................................
90 ...........................................
100 .........................................
(38 U.S.C. 1114(k) through
(t)):
38 U.S.C. 1114(k) ..............
38 U.S.C. 1114(l) ...............
38 U.S.C. 1114(m) .............
38 U.S.C. 1114(n) ..............
38 U.S.C. 1114(o) ..............
38 U.S.C. 1114(p) ..............
38 U.S.C. 1114(r) ..............
38 U.S.C. 1114(s) ..............
38 U.S.C. 1114(t) ...............
$144.14.
284.93.
441.35.
635.77.
905.04.
1,146.39.
1,444.71.
1,679.35.
1,887.18.
3,146.42.
111.74.
3,915.14.
4,320.76.
4,915.17.
5,493.95.
5,493.95.
2,356.48; 3,510.69.
3,521.85.
3,510.69.
Additional Compensation for Dependents
[38 U.S.C. 1115(1)]
38 U.S.C. 1115(1):
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(A)
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(B)
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(C)
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(D)
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(E)
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(F)
.........
.........
.........
.........
.........
.........
175.43.
303.90; 87.17.
117.32; 87.17.
140.79.
336.32.
281.57.
Clothing Allowance
[38 U.S.C. 1162]
$841.36 per year.
Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
designee, approved this document and
authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the
Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Brooks D. Tucker, Assistant Secretary
for Congressional and Legislative
Affairs, Performing the Delegable Duties
of the Chief of Staff, Department of
Veterans Affairs, approved this
document on December 3, 2020, for
publication.
Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office
of Regulation Policy & Management, Office
of the Secretary, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020–27092 Filed 12–9–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Cost of Living Adjustments for Service-Connected Benefits
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living
Adjustment Act of 2020, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is
hereby giving notice of adjustments in certain benefit rates. These
adjustments affect the compensation program.
DATES: These adjustments became effective on December 1, 2020, the date
provided by Public Law 116-178.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Pierce, Policy and Procedures
Staff, Compensation Service, Veterans Benefits Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420, 202-461-9700. (This is not a toll-free telephone number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 2 of Public Law 116-178 provides for
an increase in each of the rates in sections 1114, 1115(1), and 1162 of
title 38, United States Code. VA is required to increase these benefit
rates by the same percentage as increases in the benefit amounts
payable under title II of the Social Security Act. The increased rates
are required to be published in the Federal Register.
The Social Security Administration has announced that there will be
a 1.3 percent cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits for
2021. Therefore, applying the same percentage, the following rates for
VA's compensation program became effective on December 1, 2020:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disability evaluation percent Monthly rate
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disability Compensation
[38 U.S.C. 1114]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.................................... $144.14.
20.................................... 284.93.
30.................................... 441.35.
40.................................... 635.77.
50.................................... 905.04.
60.................................... 1,146.39.
70.................................... 1,444.71.
80.................................... 1,679.35.
90.................................... 1,887.18.
100................................... 3,146.42.
(38 U.S.C. 1114(k) through (t)):
38 U.S.C. 1114(k)................... 111.74.
38 U.S.C. 1114(l)................... 3,915.14.
38 U.S.C. 1114(m)................... 4,320.76.
38 U.S.C. 1114(n)................... 4,915.17.
38 U.S.C. 1114(o)................... 5,493.95.
38 U.S.C. 1114(p)................... 5,493.95.
38 U.S.C. 1114(r)................... 2,356.48; 3,510.69.
38 U.S.C. 1114(s)................... 3,521.85.
38 U.S.C. 1114(t)................... 3,510.69.
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Additional Compensation for Dependents
[38 U.S.C. 1115(1)]
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38 U.S.C. 1115(1):
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(A)................ 175.43.
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(B)................ 303.90; 87.17.
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(C)................ 117.32; 87.17.
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(D)................ 140.79.
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(E)................ 336.32.
38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(F)................ 281.57.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clothing Allowance
[38 U.S.C. 1162]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
$841.36 per year.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Brooks D.
Tucker, Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs,
Performing the Delegable Duties of the Chief of Staff, Department of
Veterans Affairs, approved this document on December 3, 2020, for
publication.
Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy &
Management, Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-27092 Filed 12-9-20; 8:45 am]
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