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  1. Dependents

Dependents

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Parents' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)

Parents' DIC is an income-based benefit for the parents, or parent, of a military service member or veteran who has died.

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VA Opens New Phone Line for Survivor Education Benefits

The new hotline is staffed by experts in helping dependents and survivors

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It’s Time to Check Emergency Contacts and Beneficiary Designations

An annual checkup for your information is a quick and easy way to prevent future hassles.

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In First, Pentagon to Release Information on Military Dependent Suicides

It will also include complete data for 2018, which hasn't been released yet.

Kyle, 2, hangs out with Dad while eating a cookie during the Military Child Education Coalition's Tell Me a Story event at the Wounded Warrior Battalion's Warrior Hope and Care Center at Camp Pendleton April 30 (Sarah Wolff-Diaz, U.S. Marines)
Bill Would Align Age Eligibility for CHAMPVA with Tricare, Affordable Care Act

Some members of Congress try again to increase eligibility for CHAMPVA to age 26.

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