The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides a wide range of end-of-life benefits and resources to provide peace of mind for you and your family and preserve your legacy after you’re gone. Learn about the steps you can take now to plan for the future with VA programs including Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALife), Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI) and survivors benefits, as well as Advance Care Planning services and burial and memorial benefits.
VA.gov/plan-ahead
VALife:
www.va.gov/life-insurance/opt...
Advance Care Planning: www.va.gov/geriatrics/pages/a...
VA benefits for Veterans’ survivors:
www.va.gov/survivors/
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC):
www.va.gov/disability/dependency-indemnity-compensation/
Accrued Benefit:
www.benefits.va.gov/BENEFITS/factsheets/general/Accrued.pdf
Veteran’s Pension:
www.va.gov/pension
Survivors Pension:
www.va.gov/pension/survivors-pension/
Aid and Attendance Benefits and Housebound Allowance:
www.va.gov/pension/aid-attend...
Pre-need eligibility application for burial and memorial benefits: www.va.gov/burials-and-memori...
Request DD-214s: www.va.gov/records/get-military-service-records/
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA): www.benefits.va.gov
Veterans Health Administration (VHA): www.va.gov/health
National Cemetery Administration (NCA): www.cem.va.gov