VA Form 40-4962, VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BURIAL IN-2026

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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open it in the editor.
  2. Begin with Section I, where you will enter the funeral home information. Fill in the name and address of the funeral home, along with the contact person's name and the date and time when the call was received.
  3. Proceed to Section II for details about the decedent. Enter their last name, first name, middle initial, date of birth, home of record at time of death, and date of death. Indicate their relationship to you (son, daughter, spouse).
  4. In Section III, provide information about the veteran including their last name, first name, middle initial, service number or SSN, VA claim number, military status, marital status, and period of service.
  5. Continue to Section IV to fill in next of kin details including their name and address as well as their relationship to the decedent.
  6. In Section V, specify interment data such as tentative date and time for burial. Include grave location details and whether there was a previous interment.
  7. Complete Sections VI through IX by providing religious data if applicable and any miscellaneous information required for VA use.

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Service-connected Death VA will pay up to $2,000 toward burial expenses for deaths on or after September 11, 2001, or up to $1,500 for deaths prior to September 11, 2001.
Persons eligible are members of the Armed Forces who die on active duty; veterans who are retired and receiv- ing retired pay, or would be eligible for retired pay but for their age, or are eligible for retirement but remain in an active reserve status; certain former members of the Armed Forces who were sep- arated
Arlington National Cemetery does not charge fees for an interment or inurnment at the cemetery. The only potential costs to the estate of the deceased are for vaults. Effective December 2017, placement of private markers is no longer available for service members and families.
To apply, submit: VA Form 40-10007, Application for Pre-Need Determination of Eligibility for Burial in a VA National Cemetery; and. Proof of military service, such as a DD Form 214, if available (VA will attempt to locate documents that the Veteran or eligible party cannot locate).

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