Survivors' DIC Rates
(Effective December 2000)
Pay Grade
Monthly Rate 2001
Death on/after 1/1/93*
E-1-E-6
E-7
E-8
E-9
W-1
W-2
W-3
W-4
O-1
O-2
O-3
O-4
O-5
O-6
O-7
O-8
O-9
O-10
$ 911 
   942 
   995 
1,038 
   962 
 1,001 
 1,031 
1,090 
   962 
   995 
1,063 
1,125 
1,239 
1,396 
1,509 
1,653 
1,771 
1,943
$ 911 
   911 
   911 
   911 
   911 
   911 
   911 
   911 
   911 
   911 
   911 
   911 
   911 
   911 
   911 
   911 
   911 
   911
*Surviving spouses of veterans who died after Jan. 1, 1993, receive $911 a month. For a spouse entitled to DIC (dependency indemnity compensation) based of the veteran's death prior to Jan. 1, 1993, the amount paid is based on the veteran's pay grade. Add $187 a month to the basic rate if the deceased veteran had been entitled to receive 100% service-connected compensation for at least eight years immediately preceding death and the surviving spouse was married to the veteran for those eight years. 

Additionally, the monthly rate for each dependent child under age 18 is $217. 

Source: Disabled American Veteran's Magazine; January/February, 2001