Subpart B. Burial Benefits

• Burial Benefits: General

  • SECTION § 3.1700 - Types of VA burial benefits.
  • SECTION § 3.1701 - Deceased veterans for whom VA may provide burial benefits.
  • SECTION § 3.1702 - Persons who may receive burial benefits; priority of payments.
  • SECTION § 3.1703 - Claims for burial benefits.

• Burial Benefits: Allowances & Expenses Paid by VA

  • SECTION § 3.1704 - Burial allowance based on service-connected death.
  • SECTION § 3.1705 -
  • SECTION § 3.1706 - Burial allowance for a veteran who died while hospitalized by VA.
  • SECTION § 3.1707 - Plot or interment allowances for burial in a State veterans cemetery or other cemetery.
  • SECTION § 3.1708 - Burial of a veteran whose remains are unclaimed.
  • SECTION § 3.1709 - Transportation expenses for burial in a national cemetery.

• Burial Benefits: Other

  • SECTION § 3.1710 - Escheat (payment of burial benefits to an estate with no heirs).
  • SECTION § 3.1711 - Effect of contributions by government, public, or private organizations.
  • SECTION § 3.1712 - Effect of forfeiture on payment of burial benefits.
  • SECTION § 3.1713 - Eligibility based on status before 1958.