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Survivors of veterans who served during wartime can apply to receive a tax-free pension, known as a Survivors Pension or Death Pension. ... The benefit is also available to unmarried dependent children of wartime veterans.

A VA Survivors Pension offers monthly payments to qualified surviving spouses and unmarried dependent children of wartime Veterans who meet certain income and net worth limits set by Congress. Find out if you qualify and how to apply.

VA Form 21-526EZ, Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation Benefits, is a formal application for VA disability benefits. Veterans are required to submit this form in order to initiate a claim for service-connected compensation.

A need-based benefit The VA widow's pension is payable to families with relatively low incomes, including both a surviving spouse and unmarried children. In order to qualify, the veteran must meet the requirements of military service, and the family must meet yearly family income limitations.

Search VA Forms. Application for DIC, Survivors Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits (Fillable)

If the veteran was receiving disability compensation or a pension, call the Veterans Benefits Administration at 1-800-827-1000. If the veteran was enrolled in a VA-sponsored life insurance policy, call the VA at 1-800-669-8477.

Survivors Pension, which was formerly referred to as Death Pension, is a tax-free benefit payable to a low-income, un-remarried surviving spouse or unmarried child(ren) of a deceased Veteran with wartime service.

A need-based benefit The VA widow's pension is payable to families with relatively low incomes, including both a surviving spouse and unmarried children. In order to qualify, the veteran must meet the requirements of military service, and the family must meet yearly family income limitations.

A VA Form 21-22a is known as an Appointment of Individual as Claimant's Representative form. It will be used by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. This form is necessary to recognize someone as a representative of a veteran who has a claim with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Surviving Children If you are a surviving child, you may be eligible for DIC if the Veteran parent: Died in the line of duty, OR Died as a result of a service-connected injury or disease. You also must be unmarried and either: Under the age of 18, OR Between the ages of 18 and 23 and currently attending school.