To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an annual increase in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

1. 01

   How would automatic annual increases tied to Social Security adjustments affect the VA's long-term budget compared to the current discretionary appropriations process?

2. 02

   Which veterans and survivor groups would benefit most from these automatic cost-of-living adjustments, and are there populations currently excluded?

3. 03

   What evidence suggests that automatic indexing better preserves veterans' purchasing power than the current system of periodic legislative increases?

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