Department of Veterans Affairs January 14, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

As required by the ``Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021,'' the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is hereby giving notice of Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) in certain benefit rates. These COLAs affect the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) program. The rate of the adjustment is tied to the increase in Social Security benefits effective December 1, 2021, as announced by the Social Security Administration (SSA). SSA has announced an increase of 5.9%.