Veterans Benefits

While many veterans qualify for assistance from the
Veterans Administration at the time of death, not all do.
Please read the following information carefully
to see if your loved one may be eligible.
If you have further questions, please call
the Veterans Administration at (800) 827-1000.

• Veterans Administration Cash Benefits For Reimbursement of Burial Expenses - $300 is available for an honorably discharged veteran, IF: they were in receipt of  V.A. non-service connected disability, pension benefits, or service-connected compensation benefits at the time of death or IF the death occurred in a V.A. hospital, or V.A. contracted health care facility.  Additional costs of transporting the remains may also be paid.

• Active Duty or Service Connected Death - $2,000 is available IF the veteran died during active duty or is an honorably discharged veteran and died as a result of a service-connected injury.

• Burial Plot Allowance - $300 is available for an honorably discharged veteran not buried in a cemetery that is under the jurisdiction of the US government, IF: the veteran was receiving VA non-service connected disability pension or service-con-nected compensation benefits at the time of death or IF the death occurred in a V.A. hospital or V.A. contracted health care facility.

• U.S. Flag - All honorably discharged veterans are entitled to a U.S. flag provided by the Veterans Administration.

• Headstone or Marker - In a National (or Veterans) Cemetery only, a veteran, spouse of veteran, or a dependent child of a veteran may receive a free headstone.
  In a private cemetery, a simple marker is only provided for the veteran, providing it is allowed by cemetery officials.
  Reserved space for future inscription of spousal data may be allowed on the marker. The grave no longer has to be 'unmarked' unless the death date was prior to September 11, 2001.

• Burial in a National Cemetery - Free space is available for a veteran, spouse and dependent children (except in Arlington National Cemetery). At the time of death and upon your request, we will notify the Veterans Cemetery and make arrangements for the services there.
  The Idaho Veterans Cemetery is in Boise. You can find more information about the Idaho Veterans Cemetery at http://www.veterans.idaho.gov/index_files/page1789.htm or http://www.interment.net/data/us/id/ada/idaho_vet/index.htm.

For specific questions concerning eligibility claims and benefits
please contact Wood Funeral Home at (208) 522-2751.