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mrmpa

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2. Has the Funeral Home checked with the VA....

Reply to moriah (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 11, 2014, 03:27 PM

Oct 2014

to see what Veterans benefits are available? Also since he was in the Service, he & his widow can be buried at a VA cemetery at no cost. Did this for my Dad & when Mom goes, she will be buried with him.

I'm off to work, so if any questions email me or post & I'll get back to you later.

Also check this website, this is information is on VA burial benefits, i.e. help with funeral home expenses. His service on its own allows him burial in a VA cemetery at no cost.
http://www.benefits.va.gov/BENEFITS/factsheets/burials/Burial.pdf

I read the gofundme information, it appears to me by what his wife wrote, that he's eligible for $2000 from the VA for burial allowance.

I really don't like funeral homes that don't know what's available for veterans, or don't tell the family what's available.

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My best friend's uncle died.... they need to bury him. [View all] moriah Oct 2014 OP

Thanks for the recs, guys. Here's a copy of the price list from the crematory. moriah Oct 2014 #1

Has the Funeral Home checked with the VA.... mrmpa Oct 2014 #2

I think it's not considered a service-related death. moriah Oct 2014 #3

I didn't think it was................. mrmpa Oct 2014 #4

They probably took him to either the VA or a contracted closer hospital, but .... moriah Oct 2014 #5