DMVA Pleased to Share VA Announcement Regarding Increase in Veterans Disability Compensation Rates in 2025
Per an announcement by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), beginning Jan. 1, 2025, all veterans’ disability compensation rates have increased by 2.5% to match adjustments made to Social Security benefits. This increase impacts disability benefits, clothing allowance, dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), as well as other VA assistance programs.
“We welcome this upward adjustment to veterans’ disability compensation rates, and see this as an opportunity to help even more veterans, as our Veteran Service Officers work to help them obtain well-deserved benefits,” said Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Afairs Executive Director of Veterans Programs Keith Graham.
More information about this announcement can be found at the VA’s website.
New Year Sees Greater Opportunity Available for Disabled Veterans’ Real Estate Tax Exemption
With the new year came a new presumptive need level for the Disabled Veterans’ Real Estate Tax Exemption, which was adjusted upward to $114,637 on Jan. 1, 2025.
One-hundred percent permanently disabled wartime veterans and their surviving spouses who were previously denied due to financial need are encouraged to re-apply, as a new state law recently went into effect that excludes all veterans benefits from the income assessment as well.
The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) provides programs and services like the Real Estate Tax Exemption program to assist in improving the lives of veterans throughout the commonwealth. To learn more, visit our website.
Anyone looking to apply for this benefit should contact the county director of veterans affairs in the county in which they reside.