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------------------------- HOW DIC MAY AFFECT YOUR VA SURVIVORS PENSION OR SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN HOW DO MY PAYMENTS FOR DIC AFFECT MY ABILITY TO RECEIVE VA SURVIVORS PENSION? If you’re

eligible for both DIC and Survivors Pension benefits, we’ll pay you whichever benefit gives you the most money. You can’t get both. Learn more about Survivors Pension benefits Check current

VA Survivors Pension benefit rates WHAT’S A SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN? The Survivor Benefit Program is a voluntary annuity program that service members may buy as a retirement benefit for their

family members. An annuity is a monthly payment received for life. Depending on their military service, members may use this program to buy a Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) or Reserve Component

Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP). We don’t manage this program. It’s managed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) at the Department of Defense. If you have questions about your

SBP or RCSBP payments, you can call DFAS at  (TTY: 711). They’re open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. CAN I GET SBP OR RCSBP PAYMENTS AND DIC AT THE SAME TIME? Yes. You

can get a full SBP or RCSBP payment and a full DIC payment at the same time. NOTE: In the past, DFAS reduced your SBP or RCSBP payments by a percentage of your DIC payment. This was called

the “SBP-DIC Offset.” Starting on January 1, 2021, DFAS began reducing the offset in phases. On January 1, 2023, DFAS fully eliminated the offset. Survivors can now get full benefits for

both programs. Learn more about the end of the SBP-DIC Offset on the DFAS website ------------------------- FULL TITLE 38 REGULATIONS Read the full regulations from Title 38 Code of Federal

Regulations. FULL SECTION 38 U.S.C. II Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (chapter 13, sections 1310 to 1318) 38 U.S.C 501(a) Subpart A—Pension, Compensation, and Dependency and Indemnity

Compensation DETAILS RELATED TO RATES FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN 3.5 Dependency and indemnity compensation 3.10 Dependency and indemnity compensation rate for a surviving spouse

3.22 DIC benefits for survivors of certain Veterans rated totally disabled at time of death