Helpful Information

$300 is available for an honorably discharged veteran if

• they were receiving a pension or disability benefits from the VA at the time of death,
• or the death occurred in a VA hospital, or VA contracted health care facility.

$2,000 is available if

• the veteran died during active duty
• or an honorably discharged veteran died of a service-connected injury.

• the veteran was receiving a pension or disability benefits from the VA at the time of death,
• the death occurred in a VA hospital, or VA contracted health care facility.

Transportation allowance will be reimbursed by the VA for transportation expenses from the place of death to the funeral home and to the cemetery for a veteran who died in a VA hospital, or VA contracted health care facility.

An honorably discharged veteran is entitled to a US flag provided by the Veterans Administration.

In a National Cemetery, a veteran, spouse and dependent children receive a free headstone. For burial in a private cemetery, a simple marker for veterans ONLY will be provided, if the grave is unmarked.

Free grave space is available for a veteran, spouse and dependent children. At the time of death, we will notify the Veterans Administration.