Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025

This bill raises payments for veterans with service‑connected disabilities and for survivors. The increase starts on December 1, 2025, and matches the same percentage raise that Social Security gives that year, so VA benefits keep up with inflation . The Department of Veterans Affairs must also publish the new amounts in the Federal Register so people can see the exact dollar changes .

Who is covered and what changes:

• Monthly disability pay for veterans (wartime disability rates) goes up .
• Extra pay for dependents goes up .
• The annual clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans goes up .
• Payments to surviving spouses and to children (dependency and indemnity compensation) go up .

Small summary table:

• Who is affected: Veterans with service‑connected disabilities; surviving spouses and children of certain disabled veterans .
• What changes: All listed VA benefit amounts increase by the same percentage as the Social Security cost‑of‑living adjustment .
• When it starts: December 1, 2025; updated amounts will be published by VA .