Legal Question in Veterans Law in Washington

Re: Dependents

It depends on a few things. If you are rated at 100% for at least 10 consecutive years, your wife should get widow's benefits regardless of your cause of death and until she remarries. If you die before that 10 years is up, your death must be shown or proven to be related to the service-connected condition in order for her to get the dependency & indemnity compensation. Otherwise, she may be entitled to a small income-based pension if she meets the low, pretty much poverty level requirements. Feel free to email with any further questions.