United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Dependent Parent Benefits  --  Death After Active Service



Please Click on the Benefit Description and Then the Form
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BENEFIT DESCRIPTION APPLICATION FORMS
Parents Dependency Indemnity Compensation VA Form 21-535
To Claim VA
Life Insurance		 Separate Claim Forms
are used for (SGLI/VGLI).
For all others, click here.
Financial Counseling Available
for SGLI/VGLI Beneficiaries		  
Burial Benefits Next of Kin
May Consider Upon
the Death of the Veteran		 Separate Forms are
Available Through the
National Cemetery Administration
Web Site
Burial Flags
Bereavement Counseling  
VA Form 27-2008
 

Related Federal Benefits


Civil Service Preference
Military Records and Medals
Burial at Arlington National Cemetery
Internal Revenue Service information
Death Gratuity

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