[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-1-en-105":3,"doc-seo-238535-105":53,"doc-detail-238535-en":126},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,14,19,24,29,34,39,44,49],{"id":8,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":11,"show_sort_weight":12,"slug":13},11,1,"Template","Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":15,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":16,"show_sort_weight":17,"slug":18},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":20,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":21,"show_sort_weight":22,"slug":23},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":25,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":26,"show_sort_weight":27,"slug":28},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":30,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":31,"show_sort_weight":32,"slug":33},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":35,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":36,"show_sort_weight":37,"slug":38},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":40,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":41,"show_sort_weight":42,"slug":43},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":45,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":46,"show_sort_weight":47,"slug":48},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":50,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":51,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":52},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":54,"data":55},"ok",{"site_id":56,"language":57,"slug":58,"title":59,"keywords":60,"description":61,"schema_data":62,"social_meta":119,"head_meta":121,"extra_data":123,"updated_unix":125},105,"en","va-survivors-and-burial-benefits-kit-planning-your-legacy","VA Survivors and Burial Benefits Kit - Planning Your Legacy","","VA provides a Survivors and Burial Benefits kit to support pre-need planning and record storage for Veterans and their families. The kit helps guide end-of-life planning, identifies where personal documents and account information are stored, and introduces eligible benefits and application timing. It includes sample completed forms for the application process, noting that VA forms change periodically and current versions are available online. The benefits overview covers cemetery burial options, memorial and burial flags, headstones and markers, cemetery medallions, and Presidential Memorial Certificates, plus burial payments and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation.",{"@graph":63,"@context":118},[64,80,101],{"@type":65,"itemListElement":66},"BreadcrumbList",[67,71,74,77],{"item":68,"name":69,"@type":70,"position":9},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":72,"name":10,"@type":70,"position":73},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/",2,{"item":75,"name":46,"@type":70,"position":76},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/paper-templates/",3,{"item":78,"name":59,"@type":70,"position":79},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/va-survivors-and-burial-benefits-kit-planning-your-legacy/238535/",4,{"url":78,"name":59,"@type":81,"image":82,"author":87,"headline":59,"publisher":90,"fileFormat":93,"inLanguage":57,"description":61,"dateModified":94,"datePublished":95,"encodingFormat":93,"isAccessibleForFree":96,"interactionStatistic":97},"DigitalDocument",{"url":83,"@type":84,"width":85,"height":86},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/va-survivors-and-burial-benefits-kit-planning-your-legacy/238535.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":88,"@type":89},"Eden","Person",{"url":68,"name":91,"@type":92},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-16","2026-09-11",true,{"@type":98,"interactionType":99,"userInteractionCount":76},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":100},"ViewAction",{"@type":102,"mainEntity":103},"FAQPage",[104,110,114],{"name":105,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":107},"What is the purpose of the VA Survivors and Burial Benefits kit?","Question",{"text":108,"@type":109},"It offers pre-need planning information and a place to store records for Veterans, families, caregivers, and survivors, and it supplements the Summary of VA Dependents’ and Survivors Benefits pamphlet.","Answer",{"name":111,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":112},"What benefits are available for eligible national cemetery burial or memorialization?",{"text":113,"@type":109},"VA provides final resting place options for eligible Veterans, spouses, and dependents, along with a headstone or marker, a flag to drape the casket, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate.",{"name":115,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How do burial benefits differ for service-connected versus non-service-connected deaths?",{"text":117,"@type":109},"Burial benefits are paid at different rates depending on whether the death was service-connected or non-service connected, and non-service-connected burial applications must be submitted within two years of the date of death.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":120,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":122,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":124,"site_id":56},238535,1790364828,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":127},{"doc_id":124,"user_id":128,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":129,"doc_module":9,"category_id":45,"category_name":46,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":130,"file_id":131,"file_url":132,"file_type":133,"file_size":134,"view_count":76,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":135,"language":136,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":137,"faqs":138,"seo_title":139,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":140,"read_time":141},1374391974468,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_29158cc5080c5b710cf443261637dec0","Planning Your Legacy  \nVA Survivors and Burial Benefits  \nOur Mission: To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise to care for those who have served in our nation’s military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors.  \nIntroduction  \nThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers this survivors and burial benefits kit as a source of pre-need planning information and record storage for Veterans and their families. This kit is intended to be used as a supplement to the Summary of VA Dependents’ and Survivors’ Benefits pamphlet1.  \nIncluded you will find a section entitled Planning for the Future to guide you through end-of-life and survivors’ benefits eligibility. This section will tell you what benefits are offered and when and how you should apply.  \nForyour convenience, we have provided space for you to add your own personal information that can be kept in a centralized location for your use, and for the use of loved ones. This Record of Personal Affairs section identifies the location of important documents, account numbers, military discharge documents, and marital information.  \nAdditionally, we have provided samples of completed forms that may be needed in the application process. VA forms change periodically; current versions can be found online at [www.va.gov/vaforms](www.va.gov/vaforms).  \nIt is our sincere desire that the information and documents contained in this brochure assist you and your loved ones.  \nOn behalf of a grateful nation, we respectfully thank all Veterans for their service.  \nHonor is not a word,  \nbut a way of life.  \n1 [https://benefits.va.gov/BENEFITS/benefits-summary/SummaryofVADependentsandSurvivorsBenefits.pdf](https://benefits.va.gov/BENEFITS/benefits-summary/SummaryofVADependentsandSurvivorsBenefits.pdf)  \nPlanning for the Future  \nVA has benefits designed to aid you and your family in preparing for the future. The documents in this packet will help guide you and your loved ones as you plan, and ensure your survivors know what benefits are available to them.  \nThe following benefits are available to Veterans and their families:  \nPre-Need Eligibility for National Cemetery Burial or Memorialization  \nVA provides for a final resting place for eligible Veterans, spouses, and their eligible dependents, as well as a headstone or marker, a flag to drape the casket, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate.  \nMemorial or Burial Flags  \nA United States flag is provided at no cost, to drape the casket or accompany the urn for each family of an eligible deceased Veteran in the U. S. Armed Forces. U.S. Post Offices are the primary issuing point for burial flags. Each family of a decedent is entitled to one flag.  \nGovernment Headstones or Markers  \nVA can provide a single headstone, columbarium niche cover, or a flat marker for a Veteran’s final resting place (private, state, or national cemeteries) .  \nCemetery Medallions  \nVA can provide a medallion for use on a headstone or other memorial in a private cemetery to signify a decedent’s status as Veteran. Multiple sizes are available.  \nPresidential Memorial Certificates  \nVA can provide a Presidential Memorial Certificate (PMC) to the family of the deceased Veteran. A PMC is an engraved paper certificate signed by the current President.  \nBurial Benefits and Burial Automatic Payments  \nBurial benefits are paid to a spouse, designated family member, or executor to partially offset the cost of burial expenses, plot costs, and transportation costs for a Veteran’s remains. These benefits are paid at different rates based on whether the Veteran’s death was service-connected or non-service connected.  \nIf the Veteran was receiving VA benefits prior to passing and had a spouse of record, these benefits will usually be paid automatically to that spouse. However, if someone other than the spouse paid for the burial and submitted an application, additional benefits, including a plot or interment allowance and transportation allowance, may also be payable.  \nAn","cbCainLS9OhoN3Zj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainLS9OhoN3Zj","pdf",993893,24,"English","# Introduction\n## Planning for the Future\n## Pre-Need Eligibility for National Cemetery Burial or Memorialization\n## Memorial or Burial Flags\n## Government Headstones or Markers\n## Cemetery Medallions\n## Presidential Memorial Certificates\n## Burial Benefits and Burial Automatic Payments\n## Dependency and Indemnity Compensation\n## Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program\n## Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the VA Survivors and Burial Benefits kit?\",\"answer\":\"It offers pre-need planning information and a place to store records for Veterans, families, caregivers, and survivors, and it supplements the Summary of VA Dependents’ and Survivors Benefits pamphlet.\"},{\"question\":\"What benefits are available for eligible national cemetery burial or memorialization?\",\"answer\":\"VA provides final resting place options for eligible Veterans, spouses, and dependents, along with a headstone or marker, a flag to drape the casket, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate.\"},{\"question\":\"How do burial benefits differ for service-connected versus non-service-connected deaths?\",\"answer\":\"Burial benefits are paid at different rates depending on whether the death was service-connected or non-service connected, and non-service-connected burial applications must be submitted within two years of the date of death.\"}]","VA Survivors and Burial Benefits Kit - Planning Your Legacy | PDF",1789137397,8]