If you are a retired veteran or receive an annuity, upon notification of death, DFAS will stop monthly payments to prevent overpayment. Depending on your plan, this may also initiate the process for survivor benefits.
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A Presidential Memorial Certificate (PMC) is an engraved paper certificate signed by the current president.
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Active duty service members all have life insurance. The unit should help. Veterans may also have life insurance through the VA.
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You may be eligible for the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) program or Survivors Pension benefit. The DIC provides monthly benefits to surviving spouses, dependent children, and dependent's parents in recognition of the economic loss caused by a Servicemember’s death during military service, or by the death of a Veteran as a result of a service-connected disability. The Survivors Pension benefit is a tax-free monetary benefit payable to a low-income, un-remarried surviving spouse and/or unmarried child(ren) of a deceased Veteran with wartime service.
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Veterans burial allowances can help cover burial, funeral, the plot or interment, and transportation of the remains. You have up to two years to apply for these benefits.
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Report the death to the VA, in order to get an automatic burial payment and have them guide you through other steps and survivor benefits. You can call 1-800-827-1000.
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Burial flags are provided for veterans and reservists at no cost.
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Deceased veterans with no next-of-kin and insufficient resources available for VA National Cemetery burial may have earned the reimbursement of a casket or urn. You can be reimbursed the actual cost up to the maximum 2015 rate of $1,967 for a casket and $172 for an urn.
Read MoreYou can fill out our free tool to fill out forms for all of the benefits at once. Or, if you prefer to identify and get each benefit individually, you can use the below information.
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Serves as the only marker of the grave. You can still get special terms of endearment (like “Loving father”) added. These can be used in private or in a VA national cemetery, state Veterans’ cemetery, or a military base cemetery.
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