{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-3.455","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 3.455","heading":"Apportionment of a surviving spouse's dependency and indemnity compensation.","body":"(a) Conditions under which apportionment may be made. The surviving spouse's award of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) will be apportioned where there is a child under 18 years of age and the surviving spouse is incarcerated and meets the provisions of § 3.665. DIC will not be apportioned under this paragraph (a) for a child over age 18 years unless the child is permanently incapable of self-support in accordance with the provisions of § 3.57.\n(b) Rates payable. The amount of apportionment of DIC will be determined in accordance with the provisions of § 3.665.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 3—ADJUDICATION","Subpart A—Pension, Compensation, and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"f42656f3951ebb81042b6a0390bb8f800a23e45cff415f8b841df75402287c11","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-3.454","next":"us/38-cfr-3.456-461"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}