Veterans Affairs offers certain benefits and services to honor our nation's deceased veterans.
- Burial Flag - VA can provide an American flag to drape an eligible veteran's casket.
- Burial in a VA National Cemetery - Most veterans and some dependents can be buried in a VA national
cemetery.
- Headstones and Markers - VA can furnish a monument to mark the unmarked grave of an eligible veteran.
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Presidential Memorial Certificate (PMC) - VA can provide a PMC for eligible recipients.
- Reimbursement of Burial Expenses - Generally, VA can pay a burial allowance of $2,000 for veterans who
die of service related causes. For certain other veterans, VA can pay $300 for burial and funeral expenses and
$300 for a burial plot.
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Reimbursement Time Limits - There is no time limit to claim reimbursement of burial expenses for a service-related
death. In other cases, claims must be filed within two years of the veteran's burial.