What Happens To Your VA Benefits After Death?

Do you know about Survivor's Benefits? This will help you find out what happens to your benefits after you pass.

Speakers
Atty Stacey Clary
Atty Shelly Mark

[almoemason]

The one thing you did not talk about, is being sure that the physician that signs the death certificate, knows about all the Veteran's service connected issues and considers them while determining the cause of death. It is extremely hard to get the death certificate changed in most states. If a service connected condition is not on the death certificate as the primary or contributing cause of death, it will be very difficult to get your DIC claim approved.

[Paleotech]

The veteran does not have to have died from a service connected disability. If rated 100% PT as totally disabling also qualifies according the the VA. .

[Steve-tjhx]

What happened if the veteran suicided because of his/her service connected combat PTSD? Does the spouse and/or kid receive any benefit?

[marcussmith]

My dad was a 100% service-connected veteran, he served in Korea and Vietnam and was exposed to agent orange. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer and that was his cause of death in 2017. Can my mom file for survivor benefits and would she get back pay to the date of his death?

[johnpereda]

Love the informative video, no need for background music

[civildk]

I'd like to hear some of the questions below, answered. A mental health claim (lets say depression and anxiety, NOT PTSD), 100% P and T, and when they die by normal circumstances, does the spouse get anything? Or, must they commit suicide

[chriswhitehead]

What about Adult children with special needs Is there any help for them Their mother has passed away

[perkidanman]

Would this apply if the veteran had a mental health issue that was service connected (deposition, ptsd, etc) and they die by suicide?

[kristysmelcher]

My father just passed w away and never received his VA benefits Al the way back to the 70. I was just told there just gone and I can't receive them cause I'm not the wife which also passed away. But I'm the child. Sucks . I need help with finance his burial

[markwaters]

Yea, backgroung music is irritating/ distracting.

[juliannbinkley]

My husband died from hypertension, , I got survival benefits, , Then I turn 60 and started receiving his social security and took it away, ,But he was percent from his knee, , But got a letter saying can apply DIC

[nghlkjk]

My husband was a hundred percent disabled what do they do for the spouse.

[marvinbegley]

What if you are divorced? Can your children get your benefits?

[cheryljenkins]

I file for my husband benefits since January 12 2023 I file for burial benefits and Dic last week when I call they inform me that the application was in PA veterans administration office since March 2024

[minervaard]

I am a survivor spouse and a veteran myself my husband was 100 percent retired do my kids get anything if pass away

[philcorral]

If my dad passed away recently he was in the navy retired and 85yrs old was on va hospital care my mom passed 5 yrs ago I'm his son am intitled to any family death benefit is so what's the avg payout

[louiemancuso]

Does your veteran spouse have to be 100% diabled or can she be 60% in order for me to collect her disabilty pay

[martintrumble]

Also 100% P&T Veterans together with their spouse more than 10 years after the date of the award, the spouse can receive D.I.C regardless of service connection or not.

[monching]

DIC benefit only if its service connected death? How about those who died causedby non service disability but, have been 100% for more than 10 yrs? Please clarify. I am 100%( 2012) and housebound (2013).

[sheila]

What if Veteran only gets a 10% rating?