Funeral Director Resources

 

ELIGIBILITY Determine if the deceased is eligible for VA Burial Benefits BURIAL Help educate a Veteran or Veteran's family about VA Burial Benefits and National Cemetery burial Find a National or State, Territorial or Tribal Veterans Cemetery near me Make arrangements for national cemetery interment and/or committal service Help prepare a family for a committal service at a national cemetery Arrange for a burial flag for a deceased veteran Help a family arrange for military funeral honors BURIAL FLAGS Arrange for a burial flag for a deceased veteran MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS Help a family arrange for military funeral honors HEADSTONES, GRAVE MARKERS AND MEDALLIONS Apply for a headstone or grave marker for a Veteran to be placed in a private or state veterans cemetery Apply for a medallion (in lieu of a government marker) on behalf of a Veteran's family Check the status of a headstone, marker or medallion application PRESIDENTIAL MEMORIAL CERTIFICATES Order Presidential Memorial Certificates for a Veterans family Check the status of a Presidential Memorial Certificate application MONETARY BENEFITS OR REIMBURSEMENT Help a family apply for a burial allowance or plot allowance DISINTERMENT Assist a family with a disinterment from a national cemetery

COMMON TASKS Find a National or State, Territorial or Tribal Veterans Cemetery near me Make arrangements for national cemetery interment and/or committal service Arrange for a burial flag for a deceased veteran Help a family arrange for military funeral honors FORMS PMC (40-0247) Headstone or Marker (40-1330) Medallion (40-1330M) Burial Flag (27-2008) Request Disinterment (40-4970) Burial Allowances (21-530) VA Forms VIDEOS Preparing for a Committal Service at a National Cemetery Casket Burial with Military Funeral Honors (Veteran) [Spanish] Casket Burial without Military Funeral Honors (Non-Veteran) [Spanish] Cremain/Inurnment Burial with Military Funeral Honors (Veteran) [Spanish] Cremain/Inurnment Burial without Military Funeral Honors (Non-Veteran) [Spanish] A Sacred Trust

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