---
kind: "unit"
title: "38"
title_heading: "Veterans’ Benefits"
key: "ptII/ch13"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 13"
heading: "Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Deaths"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/38/ptII-ch13"
sections_count: 17
---

# Chapter 13 — Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Deaths

Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits › Part II — General Benefits

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — General](/usc/38/ptII-ch13-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Dependency and Indemnity Compensation](/usc/38/ptII-ch13-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — Certifications](/usc/38/ptII-ch13-schIII.md)