Funeral Benefits, Eligibility And Reimbursements

By Arthur Brooks


Right now, every member of your family is facing a tiring and difficult time. Your hearts are filled with grief and emotional turmoil due to the passing of a beloved member. Everyone understands that wherever he may be, he lived a fulfilling long life. In line with this, both the federal and state governments will provide the veteran funeral benefits Texas to you.

The federal government has made the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the VA, to regulate the burial monetary benefits to the families of departed military officers. In line with this, the State of Texas with the Texas Veterans Commission, or TVC, is going to provide assistance in the form of this benefit. Dependents and surviving members of the family can request and avail this.

To do so, they will let you know on how to proceed with this. A brochure is sent to you by the TVC. Inside it are the basic yet necessary information you need to file the benefit claim. It has the detailed outline for eligibility, reimbursements, military honors, VA markers and headstones, and more.

First of all, you need to be eligible for your claim to be recognized. He either was in active duty or was discharged from it. By law, his dependent children and his spouse are recognized as eligible. In the event that he was discharged, then it should not be under any dishonorable discharge stipulations.

Eligibility qualifications also have other conditions aside from those two. If between September 7, 1980 and October 16, 1981, he was enlisted and an officer, respectively, for a minimum service of 24 consecutive months, then he is considered qualified. If he was a Filipino veteran who had served during World War II or an American Merchant Marines serving between December 1941 and 1946 and has met the general requirements for eligibility, then you can get the benefits for burial and memorial.

Once qualified, you will be entitled for reimbursement of burial expenses. Your total expenses may or may not be given to you in full. There are many conditions in terms of the monetary amount. If any of the conditions are met, then your allowance will correspond to the amount mandated by the VA.

You will receive two thousand dollars if his death occurred while in active service. The VA will arrange for transporting his remains in the event that he was overseas at the time. They will place the remains at the nearby cemetery from the family home. Any cost incurred during transport is shouldered by them as well. You will not have to worry about filing the claims at the moment since the VA allows unlimited time for those who died while in service.

You will receive three hundred dollars if he was discharged and was entitled to compensation or pension. If his death occurred at any nursing home contracted by the VA, facility owned by VA, or nursing home for state veterans, then he is eligible for reimbursement. In this case, however, two years is the time limit for claims from the date of burial.

If you decided to bury him in a cemetery that is not under the United States jurisdiction, a plot allowance is given amounting to $749. You are entitled to this amount only when he died in any facility owned by VA, a recipient of compensation or pension except military pay. It also is required that had been discharged due to aggravation during active duty or to disability.




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