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Find out how to apply for a Veterans burial allowance to help cover burial, funeral, and transportation costs (sometimes called “Veterans death benefits”). Find out what costs VA pays for, and review current burial allowance amounts, depending on the Veteran’s service and medical history.
End-of-life planning provides surviving family members with peace of mind following their Veteran's death. Ensuring you and your loved ones are informed about your benefits is important when it comes to life insurance, care preferences, survivor benefits, memorial and burial benefits.
From December 1, 2023, to November 30, 2024, the net worth limit to be eligible for Survivors Pension benefits is $155,356. On October 18, 2018, we changed the way we assess net worth to make the pension entitlement rules clearer.
To participate, submit your claim in accordance with the "FDC Criteria" shown below. If you are making a claim for survivor benefits, use VA Form 21P-534EZ, Application for DIC, Survivors Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits. VA forms are available at www.va.gov/vaforms.
VA will pay up to $978 toward burial and funeral expenses for deaths on or after October 1, 2024 and a $978 plot-interment allowance (if not buried in a national cemetery). The Veteran died while a patient at a VA-approved State Veterans nursing home. NOTE: VA does not pay burial benefits if the deceased died:
As of 2024, the maximum burial allowance for service-connected deaths is $2,000 if the death occurred on or after September 11, 2001, and $1,500 if before. For non-service-connected deaths, the maximum burial allowance depends on the date of death.
The Department of Veterans Affairs' Survivors Pension (also known as the "death pension") is a tax-free benefit paid to eligible dependents of deceased wartime veterans. You may be eligible...
The VA will automatically pay you a set amount after they receive notice of the veteran’s death. Follow the VA's process to apply online for a veteran burial allowance. LAST UPDATED: September 30, 2024
Find out if you're eligible and how to apply for VA burial benefits. Veterans burial benefits include burial in a VA national cemetery and memorial items. Survivors and dependents may also qualify for compensation and other benefits.
WASHINGTON — Today, VA announced that Veterans, and their families, caregivers, and survivors now have access to expanded burial benefits to help with end-of-life expenses related to a Veteran’s gravesite, burial, funeral and transportation of remains to their final resting place.