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BILLING CODE 8320-01-P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Service-Connected Benefits AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: As required by the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012, Public Law 112-198, the Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA)is hereby giving notice of adjustments in certain benefit rates. These adjustments affect the compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation

(DIC)programs. DATES: These adjustments became effective on December 1, 2012, the date provided by Public Law 112-198. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Hill, Program Analyst, Compensation Services (212B), Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420,

(202)461-1468. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 2 of Public Law 112-198 provides for an increase in each of the rates in sections 1114, 1115(1), 1162, 1311, 1313, and 1314 of title 38, United States Code. VA is required to increase these benefit rates by the same percentage as increases in the benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act. In computing increased rates in the cited title 38 sections, fractions of a dollar are rounded down to the nearest dollar. The increased rates are required to be published in the **Federal Register** . The Social Security Administration has announced that there will be a 1.7 percent cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits for 2013. Therefore, applying the same percentage, the following rates for VA compensation and DIC programs became effective on December 1, 2012: Disability Compensation [38 U.S.C. 1114] Disability evaluation percent Monthly rate 10 $129 20 255 30 395 40 569 50 810 60 1,026 70 1,293 80 1,503 90 1,689 100 2,816 (38 U.S.C. 1114(k) through (s)): 38 U.S.C. 1114(k) $100; 3,504; 100; 4,917 38 U.S.C. 1114(l) 3,504 38 U.S.C. 1114(m) 3,867 38 U.S.C. 1114(n) 4,399 38 U.S.C. 1114(o) 4,917 38 U.S.C. 1114(p) 4,917 38 U.S.C. 1114(r) 2,109; 3,142 38 U.S.C. 1114(s) 3,152 Additional Compensation for Dependents [38 U.S.C. 1115(1)] 38 U.S.C. 1115(1): 38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(A) $157 38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(B) 272; 78 38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(C) 105; 78 38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(D) 126 38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(E) 301 38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(F) 252 Clothing Allowance [38 U.S.C. 1162] $753 per year DIC to a Surviving Spouse [38 U.S.C. 1311] Pay Grade: E-1 $1,215 E-2 1,215 E-3 1,215 E-4 1,215 E-5 1,215 E-6 1,215 E-7 1,257 E-8 1,327 E-9(1) 1,384 W-1 1,283 W-2 1,334 W-3 1,373 W-4 1,453 O-1 1,283 O-2 1,327 O-3 1,418 O-4 1,503 O-5 1,654 O-6 1,865 O-7 2,013 O-8 2,211 O-9 2,365 O-10(2) 2,594

(1)If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior enlisted advisor of the Navy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, or master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, the surviving spouse's monthly rate is $1,494.

(2)If the veteran served as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard, the surviving spouse's monthly rate is $2,784. DIC to a Surviving Spouse [38 U.S.C. 1311(a) through (f)] Monthly rate 38 U.S.C. 1311(a) through (f): 38 U.S.C. 1311(a)(1) $1,215 38 U.S.C. 1311(a)(2) 258 38 U.S.C. 1311(b) 301 38 U.S.C. 1311(c) 301 38 U.S.C. 1311(d) 141 38 U.S.C. 1311(f) 263 DIC to Children [38 U.S.C. 1313] 38 U.S.C. 1313: 38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1) $513 38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(2) 738 38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(3) 963 38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(4) 963; 183 Supplemental DIC to Children [38 U.S.C. 1314] 38 U.S.C. 1314: 38 U.S.C. 1314(a) $301 38 U.S.C. 1314(b) 513 38 U.S.C. 1314(c) 255 Approved: April 3, 2013. Jose D. Riojas, Interim Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2013-08529 Filed 4-10-13; 8:45 am]

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