Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) payments may be authorized for surviving spouses, unmarried children under 18, helpless children, those between 18 and 23 if attending a VA-approved school, and low-income parents of service personnel or veterans who died from: (a) a disease or injury incurred or aggravated while on active duty or active duty for training; or (b) an injury incurred or aggravated in line of duty while on inactive duty training; or (c) a disability compensable by VA.
 

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