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Benefits Available (current figures)*
Table 1:
Special Monthly Pension Rates
Paid to veterans age 65 or older or
Permanently and Totally Disabled
Situation
| Maximum Annual Pension Rate
| Maximum Monthly Check
| Permanently and Totally disabled veteran
| $12,256
| $1,021
| With one dependent
| $16,051
| $1,337
| Permanently and Totally disabled and also housebound
| $14,978
| $1,248
| With one dependent
| $18,773
| $1,564
| Permanently and Totally disabled and in need of regular aid and attendance
| $20,447
| $1,704
| With one dependent
| $24,239
| $2,020
| Two veterans married to one another
| $16,051
| $1,337
| Increase for each additional dependent child
| $2,020
| $168 additional
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Table 2:
Death Pension Rates
Paid to Veteran’s Surviving Spouse
Situation
| Maximum Annual Pension Rate
| Maximum Monthly Check
| Surviving spouse
| $8,219
| $685
| With one dependent child
| $10,759
| $896
| Surviving spouse is permanently housebound
| $10,046
| $837
| With one dependent child
| $12,582
| $1,048
| Surviving spouse is in need of “regular aid and attendance”
| $13,671
| $1,139
| With one dependent child
| $15,673
| $1,306
| For each additional dependent child
| $2,093
| $174 additional
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*Based on 2012 rates
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