Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents - CT.gov

Chapter 11 Benefits for Dependents and Survivors 87Enlisted Rate Warrant Rate Officer RateOfficerE-1 $1,154 W-1 $1,219 O-1 $1,219E-2 $1,154 W-2 $1,267 O-2 $1,260E-3 $1,154 W-3 $1,305 O-3 $1,347E-4 $1,154 W-4 $1,380 O-4 $1,427E-5 $1,154 O-5 $1,571E-6 $1,154 O-6 $1,771E-7 $1,194 O-7 $1,912E-8 $1,260 O-8 $2,100E-9 $1,314 O-9 $2,246O-10 $2,463*Veterans who died prior to Jan. 1, 1993.Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors: Survivors of veteranswho died of service-connected causes incurred or aggravatedprior to Aug. 13, 1981, may be eligible for a special benefit payablein addition to any other benefits to which the family may be entitled.The amount of the benefit is based on information provided by theSocial Security Administration.Death PensionVA provides pensions to low-income surviving spouses and unmarriedchildren of deceased veterans with wartime service.Eligibility: To be eligible, spouses must not have remarried andchildren must be under age 18, or under age 23 if attending a VAapprovedschool, or have become permanently incapable of selfsupportbecause of disability before age 18.The veteran must have been discharged under conditions other thandishonorable and must have had 90 days or more of active militaryservice, at least one day of which was during a period of war, or aservice-connected disability justifying discharge. Longer periods ofservice may be required for veterans who entered active duty on orafter Sept. 8, 1980, or Oct. 16, 1981, if an officer. If the veteran diedin service but not in the line of duty, the death pension may be pay-