VA Burial Benefit Allowances: burial allowances, VA Burial, Allowances

VA Burial Benefit Allowances is the focus of this video.

Here is a summary of the costs and timeframes associated with services for veterans and their families based on the provided sources:
Burial Allowances
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Eligibility: You may be eligible for burial allowances if you are paying for a veteran's burial and funeral costs and will not be reimbursed by another organization. You must also be the veteran’s spouse, partner, child, parent, executor of their estate, a family member or friend, or a representative from a funeral home or cemetery. The veteran must not have received a dishonorable discharge.
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Types of Allowances: If eligible, you may receive a VA burial allowance for burial and funeral costs, a plot or interment allowance, and transportation reimbursement.
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Maximum Burial Allowance: $2,000 if the veteran died on or after September 11, 2001; $1,500 if they died before September 11, 2001.
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Time Limit for Filing: For non-service-connected deaths, file a claim within two years of the burial. There is no time limit if the veteran died while receiving VA care or for service-connected deaths.
Headstones, Markers, Medallions, Plaques, and Urns
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Eligibility: Varies depending on service and relationship to the veteran.
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Cost: Free, but you are responsible for setting fees.
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Timeframe: Contact the cemetery if the grave is unmarked 60 days after applying. If they haven’t received the headstone, contact VA at 800-697-6947.
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Plaques and Urns: Make a veteran ineligible for burial in a VA national cemetery.
Military Funeral Honors
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Included Honors: Playing of “Taps,” rifle detail, and presentation of the burial flag.
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Arranging Honors: Arrange through the funeral director, a Veterans Service Organization, or VA national cemetery staff.
Other Services
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Pre-need Burial Eligibility Determination: Applying for this does not guarantee burial in a specific cemetery. Processing times may be delayed due to a high volume of applications.
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Replacement Medals: Request from the specific military branch. Processing times and costs vary.
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Daily Burial Schedule: Information is updated approximately every hour. To schedule a burial, call the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 800-535-1117.

This information is intended as a general overview. Contact the VA or the relevant military branch for specific details.

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