Request veterans benefits

All honorably discharged veterans and their Surviving Families are eligible for the following Funeral Services:

• Burial in a national veterans cemetery
• Free headstone and marker
• Burial flag
• Presidential memorial certificate
• Honor guard attendance at the funeral, if available

These items can be ordered directly from the Veterans Affairs website.

Additionally, the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a service member who died in the line of duty, or who died from a service-related injury or illness, may be eligible for benefits from a number of veterans programs:

• Burial Allowance - can help cover the Burial, funeral, and transportation costs
• Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) - a tax-free monetary benefit available to the surviving family of a service member who died in the line of duty, or a veteran who died from a service-related injury or illness
• Survivors Pension - monthly payments to qualified surviving spouses and unmarried dependent children of wartime veterans who meet certain income and net worth limits

Important To report the death of a deceased veteran, and learn more about possible death benefits, call the Veterans Affairs benefits hotline. You will likely need to provide the deceased's:

• Full name
• Social Security Number
• Branch of service
• Date of birth
• Date of death