Survivor Benefits Fairness Act

This bill changes when certain VA payments stop after a big life event. Today, some payments end the month before an event like a marriage or death. The bill would make them end at the end of the same month the event happens, so families don’t lose a month of help just because of timing. It covers VA disability compensation, survivor (DIC) payments, and pensions, and applies when a marriage, remarriage, or death happens on or after the date this becomes law.

In plain terms: if a covered event happens on any day of a month, your payment would continue through that month, then adjust the next month. This aims to make changes fairer and easier to plan for.

• Who is affected: Veterans and their families who receive VA disability pay, survivor (DIC) benefits, or pensions.
• What changes: Payments would stop or go down at the end of the month the event happens, not the month before.
• When: For marriages, remarriages, or deaths that occur on or after the date the bill becomes law.