Disability Compensation is a monthly monetary benefit available to veterans with service-connected disabilities. Non-Service Connected Pension is an income-based program for low income veterans who are permanently and totally disabled (or age 65) due to a non-service connected disability.
The Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) program is a monthly compensation benefit awarded to surviving spouses and children of veterans whose death is related to their active duty service or a result of the veteran's service connected disability.