Veterans Benefits

VA Cash Benefits of Reimbersement of Burial Expenses

$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.

Active Duty or Service Connected Death

$2,000 is available if

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

Burial Plot Allowance

$150 is available for a honorably discharged veteran not interred in a cemetery that is under the jurisdiction of the US government if

• 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

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.

US Flag

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

Headstone or Marker

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.

Burial in a National Cemetary

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