VA burial benefits and memorial items

Find out if you qualify for burial in a VA national cemetery and for other burial honors.

Apply for a pre-need eligibility decision letter. This can help you pre-plan for burial in a VA national cemetery, and make the process easier for your family members in their time of need.

Learn how to apply for a burial allowance to help pay for a Veteran’s funeral services, burial, and transportation costs.

Find out how to apply for a headstone, marker, medallion, Presidential Memorial Certificate, plaque, or urn to honor a Veteran’s service.

Learn about getting VA disability benefits for a surviving spouse or a dependent child or parent.

See if you qualify for grief counseling and transition support after the loss of an active-duty Servicemember, Reservist, or National Guard Soldier.

Get step-by-step guidance on how to request and apply for a burial in a VA national cemetery, or in a state or tribal government Veterans cemetery.

Search for a VA national cemetery or a VA grant-funded state, territory, or tribal Veterans cemetery.

View and print documents from your official military personnel file (including your DD214).

Find the date, time, and location of the committal service for the scheduled burial of a Veteran, spouse, or other eligible family member.

View current dependency and indemnity compensation rates for surviving spouses and children.

View current survivor benefit rates for parents.

Visit the National Archives website to find out how to request replacement medals, awards, and decorations.

Visit the National Archives website to research military records from the Revolutionary War to the present.

Find a Veteran’s or family member's grave in a VA national cemetery, or in a state or tribal Veterans cemetery.

Find answers to common questions about VA burial benefits and memorial items.

Prepare for a military funeral by learning about what happens at a committal service in a VA national cemetery.