"I have gotten different answers to this question. Are all veterans who are honorably discharged entitled to the $300 burial benefit?"
Answer: NO. Only those veterans that had service connected disabilities and received some form of disability from the service connection pension will receive the death compensation. The minimum death compensation is $300 and the maximum is $2000 and is paid directly to the funeral home unless the maximum amount is received, which is then paid to the widow. The maximum benefit is paid if the veteran's cause of death is from the same reason that caused him to receive his service connected disability pension in the first place.
All veterans receive a foot marker for their graves. This is spelled out on the www.va.gov web site.
Michael D. Verble
Verble Estate Preservation & Advisors, LLC
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
800-891-6474
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