Airmen and Guardians who die while on active duty, Veterans discharged under conditions other than dishonorable and members of reserve components may be eligible for the following Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits: (1) burial in a VA national cemetery; (2) government-furnished headstone, marker or medallion; (3) Presidential Memorial Certificate; (4) burial flag; and in some cases, (5) Some Veterans may also be eligible for Burial Allowances. The service members' surviving spouse, dependent children, biological and adoptive parents and under certain conditions, unmarried adult children, may be eligible for burial in a national cemetery.

Temporary Expanded Burial Benefits

The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily expanded burial benefits for Veterans who are discharged from VA-provided medical or nursing care to receive VA-provided hospice care at their home and who pass away between July 1, 2025, and October. 1, 2026.

For more information, please visit: https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-announces-expanded-burial-benefits/