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National Cemetery Administration
Information for Funeral Directors
Assisting Families with Burial Planning
Burial Eligibility
- Help educate a Veteran's family about VA burial and memorial benefits
- Determine if the deceased has a pre-need decision letter that confirms burial eligibility
- If the deceased doesn't have a pre-need decision letter, determine if eligible for VA burial benefits
Schedule a Burial
- Find a VA national cemetery or VA grant-funded cemetery
- Make arrangements for VA national cemetery interment and/or committal service
- Use this checklist before you call the National Cemetery Scheduling Office
- Help prepare a family for a committal service at a VA national cemetery
Request for Disinterment
Assisting Families with Benefits
Headstones, Markers and Medallions
- Apply for a headstone or marker for a Veteran to be placed in a private or state veterans cemetery
- Apply for a medallion (instead of a government marker) on behalf of a Veteran's family
Burial Flags
Military Funeral Honors
Presidential Memorial Certificates
Bereavement Counseling
Burial Allowances
- Help a family apply for a burial allowance or plot allowance
- Help with determining eligibility and arranging burial for unclaimed Veterans
Federal Benefits Guide
Videos
Watch: VA Benefits and Pre-Need Burial Eligibility
More Videos
- Attending a Casket Burial Service with Military Funeral Honors (Veteran)
- Attending a Casket Burial Service without Military Funeral Honors (Non-Veteran)
- Attending a Cremated Remains/Inurnment Burial Service with Military Funeral Honors (Veteran)
- Attending a Cremated Remains/Inurnment Burial Service without Military Funeral Honors (Non-Veteran)
- How to Install a Medallion on a Private Headstone
- A Sacred Trust
