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A. VA Cash Benefits For Reimbursement of Burial Expenses
- $300 is available for an honorably discharged veteran, IF: they were in
receipt of VA
non-service-connected disability pension benefits or
service-connected compensation benefits at the time of death or IF the
death occurred in a VA hospital, or VA contracted health care
facility. Additional costs of transportation of the remains may be paid.
B. Active Duty or Service Connected Death - $2,000 is
available IF the veteran died during active duty; or is an honorably discharged
veteran and died as a result of a service-connected injury.
C. Burial Plot Allowance - $300 is available for an
honorably discharged veteran not interred in a cemetery that is under the
jurisdiction of the US government, IF: the veteran was receiving VA
non-service-connected disability pension or service-connected
compensation benefits at the time of death or IF the death occurred in a VA
hospital, or VA contracted health care facility.
D. US flag - An honorably discharged veteran is entitled
to a US flag provided by the Veterans Administration.
E. Headstone or Marker - In a National Cemetery, a
veteran, spouse of veteran, and dependent children receive a free headstone.
For burial in a private cemetery, a simple marker for veterans ONLY will be
provided, if allowed by the cemetery officials. Reserved space for future
inscription of spousal data may be allowed. The grave no longer has to be
'unmarked' unless the death was prior to September 11, 2001.
F. Burial in a National Cemetery - Free space is
available for a veteran, spouse and dependent children (except Arlington). At
the time of death, we will notify the Veterans Administration.
For specific questions concerning eligibility claims and
benefits please contact the Rogers Funeral Home.
Department of Veterans Affairs
This is the main website of the Veterans Administration. Follow the Burial & Memorial Benefits link for details on these topics.
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Veterans Benefits Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs
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