Department of Veterans Affairs November 17, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announces that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs issued Instruction 01-22 on October 11, 2022, which addresses the legal impediment that exists for certain same sex-surviving spouses to qualify for Survivors Pension or Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits due to not meeting the duration of marriage requirements for those benefits because they were prevented from marrying at an earlier date by reason of laws that have been found to be unconstitutional. Additionally, VA announces Pension and Fiduciary Service's general policy statement on the administration of Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) benefits for particular same- sex surviving spouses.