{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-1122","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 1122","heading":"Rates of wartime death compensation","body":"(a) The monthly rates of death compensation shall be as follows:(1) Surviving spouse but no child, $87; (2) Surviving spouse with one child, $121 (with $29 for each additional child); (3) No surviving spouse but one child, $67; (4) No surviving spouse but two children, $94 (equally divided); (5) No surviving spouse but three children, $122 (equally divided) (with $23 for each additional child, total amount to be equally divided); (6) Dependent parent, $75; (7) Both dependent parents, $40 each. (b) The monthly rate of death compensation payable to a surviving spouse or dependent parent under subsection (a) of this section shall be increased by $79 if the payee is (1) a patient in a nursing home or (2) blind, or so nearly blind or significantly disabled as to need or require the regular aid and attendance of another person.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 11—COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc38@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:35Z","sha256":"dae5410cb4e0c4415e1d8fe77dae973a5c0a53740ed32c00f75c8882da41b630","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-1121","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-1131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}