The Cost of Living adjustment for Veterans’ Compensation is a 3.6% increase in benefits, effective December 1, 2011 for benefits to be payable in January of 2012. This adjustment applies to the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans. No increase in pension benefits was announced.
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