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Parents Dependency and Indemnity Compensation – Effective 12/1/12
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Parents Dependency and Indemnity Compensation – Effective 12/1/12
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Chart 1: Sole Surviving Parent Unremarried or Remarried Living with Spouse |
Chart 2: One of Two Parents Not Living with Spouse |
Chart 3: One of Two Parents Living with Spouse or Other Parent |
Chart 1
Sole Surviving Parent Unremarried or Remarried Living with Spouse
Income Not Over | Monthly Rate | Each $1 Decrement |
---|---|---|
$800 | $601 | None |
900 | 593 | .08 |
1,000 | 585 | .08 |
1,100 | 577 | .08 |
1,200 | 569 | .08 |
1,300 | 561 | .08 |
1,400 | 552 | .08 |
1,500 | 545 | .08 |
1,600 | 537 | .08 |
1,700 | 529 | .08 |
1,800 | 521 | .08 |
1,900 | 513 | .08 |
2,000 | 505 | .08 |
2,100 | 497 | .08 |
2,200 | 489 | .08 |
2,300 | 481 | .08 |
2,400 | 473 | .08 |
2,500 | 465 | .08 |
2,600 | 457 | .08 |
2,700 | 449 | .08 |
2,800 | 441 | .08 |
2,900 | 433 | .08 |
3,000 | 425 | .08 |
3,100 | 417 | .08 |
3,200 | 409 | .08 |
3,300 | 401 | .08 |
3,400 | 393 | .08 |
3,500 | 385 | .08 |
3,600 | 377 | .08 |
3,700 | 369 | .08 |
3,800 | 361 | .08 |
3,900 | 353 | .08 |
4,000 | 345 | .08 |
4,100 | 337 | .08 |
4,200 | 329 | .08 |
4,300 | 321 | .08 |
4,400 | 313 | .08 |
4,500 | 305 | .08 |
4,600 | 297 | .08 |
4,700 | 289 | .08 |
4,800 | 281 | .08 |
4,900 | 273 | .08 |
5,000 | 265 | .08 |
5,100 | 257 | .08 |
5,200 | 249 | .08 |
5,300 | 241 | .08 |
5,400 | 233 | .08 |
5,500 | 225 | .08 |
5,600 | 217 | .08 |
5,700 | 209 | .08 |
5,800 | 201 | .08 |
5,900 | 193 | .08 |
6,000 | 185 | .08 |
6,100 | 177 | .08 |
6,200 | 169 | .08 |
6,300 | 161 | .08 |
6,400 | 153 | .08 |
6,500 | 145 | .08 |
6,600 | 137 | .08 |
6,700 | 129 | .08 |
6,800 | 121 | .08 |
6,900 | 113 | .08 |
7,000 | 105 | .08 |
7,100 | 97 | .08 |
7,200 | 89 | .08 |
7,300 | 81 | .08 |
7,400 | 73 | .08 |
7,500 | 65 | .08 |
7,600 | 57 | .08 |
7,700 | 49 | .08 |
7,800 | 41 | .08 |
7,900 | 33 | .08 |
8,000 | 25 | .08 |
8,100 | 17 | .08 |
8,200 | 9 | .08 |
8,249 | 5.08 | .08 |
8,250 to ** | 5 | None |
If entitled to Aid & Attendance allowance add $326 to the monthly rate.
**If living with spouse: $ 19,058
If not living with spouse: $ 14,178
Chart 2
One of Two Parents Not Living with Spouse
Income Not Over | Monthly Rate | Each $1 Decrement |
---|---|---|
$800 | $435 | None |
900 | 429 | .06 |
1,000 | 422 | .07 |
1,100 | 415 | .07 |
1,200 | 407 | .08 |
1,300 | 399 | .08 |
1,400 | 391 | .08 |
1,500 | 383 | .08 |
1,600 | 375 | .08 |
1,700 | 367 | .08 |
1,800 | 359 | .08 |
1,900 | 351 | .08 |
2,000 | 343 | .08 |
2,100 | 335 | .08 |
2,200 | 327 | .08 |
2,300 | 319 | .08 |
2,400 | 311 | .08 |
2,500 | 203 | .08 |
2,600 | 295 | .08 |
2,700 | 287 | .08 |
2,800 | 279 | .08 |
2,900 | 271 | .08 |
3,000 | 263 | .08 |
3,100 | 255 | .08 |
3,200 | 247 | .08 |
3,300 | 239 | .08 |
3,400 | 231 | .08 |
3,500 | 223 | .08 |
3,600 | 215 | .08 |
3,700 | 207 | .08 |
3,800 | 199 | .08 |
3,900 | 191 | .08 |
4,000 | 183 | .08 |
4,100 | 175 | .08 |
4,200 | 167 | .08 |
4,300 | 159 | .08 |
4,400 | 151 | .08 |
4,500 | 143 | .08 |
4,600 | 135 | .08 |
4,700 | 127 | .08 |
4,800 | 119 | .08 |
4,900 | 111 | .08 |
5,000 | 103 | .08 |
5,100 | 95 | .08 |
5,200 | 87 | .08 |
5,300 | 79 | .08 |
5,400 | 71 | .08 |
5,500 | 63 | .08 |
5,600 | 55 | .08 |
5,700 | 47 | .08 |
5,800 | 39 | .08 |
5,900 | 31 | .08 |
6,000 | 23 | .08 |
6,100 | 15 | .08 |
6,200 | 7 | .08 |
6,224 | 5.08 | .08 |
6,225 to 14,178 | 5 | None |
If entitled to Aid & Attendance allowance add $326 to the monthly rate.
Chart 3
One of Two Parents Living with Spouse or Other Parent
Income Not Over | Monthly Rate | Each $1 Decrement |
---|---|---|
$1,000 | $408 | None |
1,100 | 405 | .03 |
1,200 | 402 | .03 |
1,300 | 399 | .03 |
1,400 | 396 | .03 |
1,500 | 393 | .03 |
1,600 | 389 | .04 |
1,700 | 385 | .04 |
1,800 | 381 | .04 |
1,900 | 377 | .04 |
2,000 | 372 | .05 |
2,100 | 367 | .05 |
2,200 | 362 | .05 |
2,300 | 357 | .05 |
2,400 | 352 | .05 |
2,500 | 346 | .06 |
2,600 | 340 | .06 |
2,700 | 334 | .06 |
2,800 | 328 | .06 |
2,900 | 322 | .06 |
3,000 | 315 | .07 |
3,100 | 308 | .07 |
3,200 | 301 | .07 |
3,300 | 293 | .08 |
3,400 | 285 | .08 |
3,500 | 277 | .08 |
3,600 | 269 | .08 |
3,700 | 261 | .08 |
3,800 | 253 | .08 |
3,900 | 245 | .08 |
4,000 | 237 | .08 |
4,100 | 229 | .08 |
4,200 | 221 | .08 |
4,300 | 213 | .08 |
4,400 | 205 | .08 |
4,500 | 197 | .08 |
4,600 | 189 | .08 |
4,700 | 181 | .08 |
4,800 | 173 | .08 |
4,900 | 165 | .08 |
5,000 | 157 | .08 |
5,100 | 149 | .08 |
5,200 | 141 | .08 |
5,300 | 133 | .08 |
5,400 | 125 | .08 |
5,500 | 117 | .08 |
5,600 | 109 | .08 |
5,700 | 101 | .08 |
5,800 | 93 | .08 |
5,900 | 85 | .08 |
6,000 | 77 | .08 |
6,100 | 69 | .08 |
6,200 | 61 | .08 |
6,300 | 53 | .08 |
6,400 | 45 | .08 |
6,500 | 37 | .08 |
6,600 | 29 | .08 |
6,700 | 21 | .08 |
6,800 | 13 | .08 |
6,899 | 5.08 | .08 |
6,900 to 19,058 | 5 | None |
If entitled to Aid & Attendance allowance add $326 to the monthly rate.