Caring for Survivors Act of 2025

Makes changes to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for survivors of deceased veterans. It raises a surviving spouse’s basic DIC to a formula equal to 55% of the monthly rate tied to 38 U.S.C. 1114(j) (with an implementation delay of more than six months after enactment) and guarantees that survivors whose benefits are based on veteran deaths before Jan 1, 1993 receive whichever amount is higher. It also revises rules for survivors of veterans who were rated totally disabled at death by (1) allowing prorated DIC in some cases when the veteran’s continuous total‑disability rating before death was less than 10 years and (2) shortening one statutory qualifying continuous‑rating duration from 10 years to 5 years.