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End of Life Services
VFW Offers a range of End-of-Life Services
As a information source for our members, our post would like to be clear that we are in no way endorsing or encouraging members to utilize the services discussed below. It is our intention to simply close the information gap of our members and provide you with publicly available resources. We understand that there is a wide array of information scattered across the internet. Our intent is to assemble useful information to aide in your own personal decisions.
The VFW offers a range of end-of-life services designed to help Veterans and their families navigate funeral, burial, and memorial arrangements, often with special benefits and discounts. You can learn more about these services here.
VA End-of-Life Planning
The Department of Veterans Affairs offers end-of-life planning services. You've earned your benefits and that includes benefits for your survivors. Ensure your loved ones receive these benefits after you pass away. End-of-life planning provides surviving family members with peace of mind following their Veteran's death. Ensuring you and your loved ones are informed about your benefits is important when it comes to life insurance, care preferences, survivor benefits, memorial and burial benefits. We have resources available to help you plan ahead and ease the burden on loved ones during difficult times. You can learn more about these services here.
Eligibility for Burial in a VA National Cemetery
Veterans, service members, spouses, and dependents may be eligible for burial in a VA national cemetery, as well as other benefits, if they meet one of these requirements. One of these must be true:
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The person qualifying for burial benefits is a Veteran who didn’t receive a dishonorable discharge, or
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The person qualifying for burial benefits is a service member who died while on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty for training, or
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The person qualifying for burial benefits is the spouse or surviving spouse of a Veteran (even if they remarried after the Veteran’s death), or
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The person qualifying for burial benefits is the minor child of a Veteran (even if the Veteran died first) or, in some cases, the unmarried adult dependent child of a Veteran
You can learn more about these services here.
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