Survivor Benefits

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
Payable to unremarried surviving spouse, children and dependent parents for service-connected death.

Aid and Attendance
additional benefits to dependents requiring nursing home care or special care at home.

Death Pension
Monthly benefits, based on income, to surviving spouse and children for death of a veteran from non-service-connected causes.

Education Benefits
Benefits for surviving spouse and children of a veteran who died of service-connected disabilities.

Home Loans
Federal loans to surviving spouse of a veteran who died of service-connected disabilities. State loans to unremarried spouses of veterans who died in service or were prisoners of war or missing in action.

Insurance Claims
Government life insurance and mortgage insurance benefits for borrowers under the state veterans’ loan program.

Public Records
Help in obtaining copies of records necessary for veterans’ benefits claims.

Survivors’ Medical Care
Entitlement to medical care under for surviving spouses and children of veterans who died of service-connected causes or were rated 100% disabled at time of death.

Oregon Property Tax Exemption
Partial exemption from property tax for widows of wartime veterans.