​For Burial in a National Cemetery:                                                                                                                                                                   

Burial benefits available include a grave site in any of our 135 national cemeteries with available space, opening & closing of the grave, perpetual care, a government headstone or marker, a burial flag, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate, at no cost to the family.

Some Veterans may also be eligible for Burial Allowances. Cremated remains are buried or interned in national cemeteries in the same manner and with the same honors as casketed remains.
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Burial benefits available for spouses & dependents buried in a national cemetery include burial with the Veteran, perpetual care, and the spouse or dependents name and date of birth and death will be inscribed on the Veteran’s headstone, at no cost to the family. Eligible spouses and dependents may be buried, even if they pre-decease the Veteran.
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Spouses and dependents are not eligible for a government-furnished headstone or marker unless they are buried in a national cemetery, state Veteran’s cemetery, or military post or base cemetery. Note: There is no charge for the headstone or marker itself, however arran-  gements for placing it in a private cemetery are the applicant’s responsibility and all setting fees are at private expense.
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Female Veterans married to a veteran are entitled to their own separate grave, headstone or marker, burial flag and Presidential Memorial Certificate. However, they may choose to be buried in the same plot as the spouse.

No-cost burial benefits include:
1. Grave site in any of VA’s national cemeteries with available space
2. Opening and closing of the grave
3. Perpetual care of the grave site
4. Headstones, markers, and medallions
5. Burial flag
6. Presidential Memorial Certificate
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