Review VA website and call them for any preparation I should add to below
Sort out the phone number instructions below.
Decide on whether to keep vgli because it's expensive.
800 419-1473/2
800-827-1000/1/ ssan / va benefits 2. // VA med 4// death 6// 0
genyeswi
genyeswi1
800-419-1473/*0 customer service / control number 0032 0741
Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
[OneNote: VGLI - Veterans Group Life Insurance]
Note: I canceled this life insurance in 2021 due to very high cost per thousand dollars after reaching age 75.
However, the Burial Benefits still apply, as well as any benefits for having to go to a nursing home.
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Genye1
Genyeswi1
Security
Favorite pet: Bella
After 75, no more rate increases. $230 until I die. No spouse insurance.
Emails I receive are on ionizerguy@gmail.com
From <https://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/claims-special-burial.asp>
VA will pay up to $796 toward burial and funeral expenses for deaths on or after October 1, 2019 (if hospitalized by VA at time of death), or $300 toward burial and funeral expenses (if not hospitalized by VA at time of death), and a $796 plot-interment allowance (if not buried in a national cemetery).
Acceptable proof of death as specified in 38 CFR 3.211., AND
Receipted bills that show that you made payment in whole or part, OR
A statement of account, preferably on the printed billhead of the funeral director or cemetery owner. The statement of account must show:
The name of the deceased Veteran for whom the services and merchandise were furnished, AND
The nature and cost of the services and merchandise, AND
All credits, AND
The amount of the unpaid balance, if any
You can apply online at Vets.gov, OR
To submit a paper application, download and complete VA Form 21P-530, Application for Burial Allowance and mail it to the Pension Management Center that serves your state, OR
Work with an accredited representative, OR
You may also go to your local regional benefit office and turn in your application for processing.
Other information regarding VA burial benefits such as flags, headstones and markers is provided by the National Cemetery Administration.