Burial and Survivor Benefits for Veterans

Kết quả xổ số minh ngọc hôm nayLearn about burial and survivor benefits for veterans and how to access them.

at no cost. They are also usually eligible for free memorial items including:

• Headstones, markers, and medallions

• Burial flag

• Presidential Memorial Certificate

Learn .

Veterans Burial Benefits and Death Benefits at Private Cemeteries

 

Kết quả xổ số minh ngọc hôm nayThe veteran’s family or representative can ), in certain cases. These include veterans receiving a VA pension or compensation. The burial allowance can help pay for burial, funeral, and transportation costs. It can't be used for cremation, which is a funeral director service. 

Eligibility for Burial in National and State Veterans Cemeteries

VA National Cemeteries

is typically open to a:

• Kết quả xổ số minh ngọc hôm nayVeteran of the armed forces

• Service member who died while on active duty

• Veteran’s spouse

• Kết quả xổ số minh ngọc hôm nayVeteran’s minor child

 

Kết quả xổ số minh ngọc hôm nayApply in advance to .  If you do qualify, you’ll get the confirmation in a pre-need decision letter.

Arlington National Cemetery

is different. Only active duty, military retirees, former prisoners of war, and recipients of the Purple Heart and other top awards can be buried there. But other veterans may be eligible for above-ground inurnment. 

Spouses and minor children of eligible service members and veterans can be buried at Arlington too.

State Veterans Cemeteries

Requirements for burial in a state veterans cemetery are like those for VA cemeteries. They may also have residency requirements. 

 

Schedule a Burial for a Veteran or Family Member

Schedule a Burial at a National Cemetery

Kết quả xổ số minh ngọc hôm nayIf the veteran or spouse confirmed their eligibility in advance and received a pre-need decision letter, call the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 1-800-535-1117 to start your request. 

If eligibility was not pre-determined, that will have to happen first.

Schedule a Burial at Arlington National Cemetery

Kết quả xổ số minh ngọc hôm nay, call the ANC customer service center, 1-877-907-8585. 

Schedule a Burial at a State Veterans Cemetery

Kết quả xổ số minh ngọc hôm nayThe VA does not manage burials at state, territorial, or tribal veterans cemeteries. 

Kết quả xổ số minh ngọc hôm nay . 

Veterans - You can sign-up for for a limited time after you’re discharged. 

Survivor Benefits Plans for Military Retirees

Kết quả xổ số minh ngọc hôm nayYour pension ends when you die unless you sign up for a survivor (death) benefit plan when you retire. The plan offers a monthly annuity for your survivors. 

• Active-duty retirees can enroll in the military’s .

• Kết quả xổ số minh ngọc hôm nayReserve and National Guard retirees can enroll in the .

If you’re the survivor of a:

• Department of Defense military retiree, report the death to the

• Coast Guard retiree, contact the

Benefits for Survivors of Veterans

Kết quả xổ số minh ngọc hôm nayYou may qualify for if you are the survivor of a: 

• Service member or veteran whose death was service-connected

• Veteran whose total disability was service-connected but their death was not

For more information, contact the VA.

Last Updated: March 13, 2020