The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has established updated burial allowance benefits for veterans who passed away due to service-connected conditions in 2025. These benefits are designed to ...

Under the new provisions, Veterans discharged from VA medical or nursing care who then transition to VA-provided hospice care at home—and who pass away between July 1, 2025, and October 1, 2026 ...

The VA allowance may help cover burial costs such as a casket, transfer of the remains, embalming, cosmetic services, the cost of the funeral service, use of the funeral home facilities, cremation ...

At first glance, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki’s decision to grant burial to a same-sex spouse in Oregon represents a big departure from past federal policy. In 2004, the VA warned ...

Additional details are available on the VA burial benefits website or by calling 800-827-1000. Update 7/18/25, 11:21 a.m. ET: This story was updated with information from Congressional staffers ...

Along with burial benefits, some veteran’s families can qualify for a $948 burial allowance and $948 for a plot to be buried in a private cemetery. There may also be a $231 allowance for a ...

The National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022 gave the VA the authority to create green burial sections in national cemeteries to enable more environmentally friendly and ...

In addition to the burial benefits, some veterans’ survivors may also qualify for a $948 burial allowance and $948 for a plot to those who choose to be buried in a private cemetery, as well as ...

VA Plan to Issue Urns, Memorial Plaques Sparks Concerns Veterans Will Be Barred from Burial with Spouses Winter weather at Arlington National Cemetery at Arlington, Va., Jan. 16, 2024.

VA burial benefits can help you arrange for burial or memorial services in a VA national cemetery. The VA has information about eligibility and how to apply.

More than 135,000 veterans were laid to rest at national veterans cemeteries last year. Burial services are extended to eligible veterans, their spouses and qualifying dependents.

At first glance, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki’s decision to grant burial to a same-sex spouse in Oregon represents a big departure from past federal policy. In 2004, the VA warned ...