Direct to Greg Marshall - (916) 203-9151 [P.S.T.]
Burial Pre-Planning for Veterans
Save your spouse and/or family from the potential VA paperwork maze by handling this important pre-planning task now.
Benefits to you and your family
In case you did not know...
The VA does not provide or pay for cremations, urns, embalming, caskets, or transportation to national cemeteries.
Here are your options:
- Do nothing other than complete the VA paperwork
- Contact a local funeral home for a preneed plan
- Request a no-cost quote for a cremation or burial package
benefits
What do you know about YOUR funeral benefits?
What do you know about YOUR funeral benefits?
What do you know about YOUR funeral benefits?
Many veterans do not take full advantage of their entitlements. One of these is the Pre-Need Burial Eligibility Determination benefit.
Whether you desire burial in a national cemetery, a private cemetery, or a green cemetery when you die, taking care of this responsibility ahead of time could save your family the time, pain, and effort of navigating through the VA paperwork maze.
Click HERE for additional information on green burials and HERE for specifics on flameless cremation.
Pre-planning is simple.
What do you know about YOUR funeral benefits?
What do you know about YOUR funeral benefits?
The VA pre-planning paperwork is simple and only takes about 30-45 minutes to complete. We can offer guidance but we cannot offer any other advice pertaining to VA benefits.
What VA burial benefits do you receive?
What benefits do you receive if buried at a national cemetery?
What benefits do you receive if buried at a national cemetery?
What benefits do you receive if buried at a national cemetery?
- Opening and closing of the grave
- Grave liner
- Government headstone or marker
- Burial flag
- Presidential Memorial Certificate
- Perpetual care
National Cemetery or Private?
What benefits do you receive if buried at a national cemetery?
What benefits do you receive if buried at a national cemetery?
An eligible veteran may be buried in a national cemetery or a private cemetery. Not all national cemeteries are available, though. Some only have room for urns.
If choosing a private cemetery, you may receive:
- Some reimbursement of transportation costs
- A headstone or marker
- A burial flag
- A presidential memorial certificate
The VA offers many benefits
What benefits do you receive if buried at a national cemetery?
The VA offers many benefits
The VA burial paperwork is not automatically completed upon death. Your family must contact the National Cemetery Hotline and complete the applicable paperwork. Pre-planning makes it easier on the families of veterans.
Remember, the VA does not pay for cremation, the urn, embalming, the casket, or transportation to a national cemetery. Those details must be handled and paid for separately.
ALTERNATIVE FUNERAL OPTIONS
The Green Burial
The concept of a green burial is not new. This age-old method has been in practice for thousands of years. Compare to conventional burial.
Click HERE for details.
Flameless Cremation
A conventional cremation typically involves fire... but there is now an ALTERNATIVE method.
This new and gentle method returns a body to Mother Nature using... WATER.
Click HERE for details