Get VA 21P-530 2017-2023

A certified copy of the deceased Veterans service record, discharge, separation notice or DD-214. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Claim Number if there is one. Social Security numbers of the deceased Veteran, spouse, and dependent children. Insurance policies, if any.

When a Veteran, service member, or family member qualifies for burial in a VA national cemetery, they receive certain burial benefits at no cost to their family. These burial benefits include: A gravesite in any of our 138 national cemeteries with available space. Opening and closing of the grave.

VA will pay up to $796 toward burial and funeral expenses for deaths on or after October 1, 2019 (if hospitalized by VA at time of death), or $300 toward burial and funeral expenses (if not hospitalized by VA at time of death), and a $796 plot-interment allowance (if not buried in a national cemetery).

VA will pay up to $796 toward burial and funeral expenses for deaths on or after October 1, 2019 (if hospitalized by VA at time of death), or $300 toward burial and funeral expenses (if not hospitalized by VA at time of death), and a $796 plot-interment allowance (if not buried in a national cemetery).

Military Funeral Honors and Memorial Items Almost all veterans can receive military funeral honors at no cost. They are also usually eligible for free memorial items including: Headstones, markers, and medallions.

WHERE DO I MAIL MY COMPLETED APPLICATION? - You should mail your application to the VA regional office located in your state. You can obtain the mailing address for VA regional offices by accessing the VA Internet web site at www.va.gov/directory.

The VA provides burial benefits to eligible veterans to help cover the expense of cremation or a funeral. The VA doesn't pay the money directly to any provider; the benefit is provided as a reimbursement.

United States Veteran's and their spouses are entitled to free certified death certificate copies through the Department of Veteran's Affairs, in honor of their service. As long as you are able to provide proper documentation (DD214) and they parted way with the military in good standing, these copies are free.

The VA will pay a burial allowance to an eligible veteran's family to help defray burial and funeral costs. ... For an indigent veteran with no next of kin, the VA will furnish either a casket or cremation urn for interment in either a national, state or tribal veterans cemetery.

When a Veteran, service member, or family member qualifies for burial in a VA national cemetery, they receive certain burial benefits at no cost to their family. These burial benefits include: A gravesite in any of our 138 national cemeteries with available space.