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The Veterans Administration will pay a $300 burial and funeral expense allowance for deceased veterans who were, at the time of death, entitled to receive pension or compensation, or would have been entitled to receive compensation but for the receipt of military retired pay.
Eligibility is also established when death occurs in a VA facility or in a contract nursing home to which the deceased was properly admitted.
For veterans who die of a service connected disability, the VA will pay a burial allowance up to $2,000 in lieu of other burial benefits.

The VA will issue an American flag to drape the casket of an eligible veteran who was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. They will also issue a flag for a veteran who is missing in action and is later presumed dead.

After the funeral service, the flag may be given to the next of kin or a close friend or associate of the deceased.

The VA will furnish, upon request, at no charge to the applicant, a government monument to mark the grave of an eligible veteran buried in a national, military post or base, state veterans', or private cemetery.

For further information contact the nearest VA Regional Office or write the Director, Office of Memorial Programs (403), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washing, DC  20420-0001. Or you may telephone the Applicant Assistance Division at 1-800-697-6947