INFORMATION CHECK LIST:

When A Veteran Dies

1.Contact your Funeral Director for your choice of Interment.

2.Contact your Clergy, to make arrangements for service's you desire.

3.Provide the Funeral Director with a copy of the Veterans Discharge, VA Claim number if known, & Veterans Social Security Number.

4.The Funeral Director will apply to the Department of Military Affairs for the amount allowable toward the burial expenses. And also the allowable from Social Security for burial.

5.The Funeral Director will apply to the Department of Military Affairs for the American Flag to Drape over the Casket or Urn.

6.If the Veteran is a member of a Veteran Organization, contact the Post Commander to inquire about the post providing Military Services, Firing Squad, and Pall Bearers if needed.

7.If the Veteran had GI Insurance, contact the county Veteran Service Officer for assistance in completing the insurance forms. If the Veteran had Commercial Insurance, contact the agent for that particular company which insured the Veteran.

8.The spouse should contact the Social Security office to file for benefits that maybe available to her or him and for any dependent children.

9.The County Veterans Service Officer will assist the spouse and children in obtaining any benefits to which they maybe entitled, such as: Survivor's Death benefits from the VA, or a Headstone if burial is in a Private Cemetery. Provide the County Veterans Service Officer with the following when applying for Benefits.

A. Copy of the Veterans service record (Discharge).

B. The Veteran's VA claim number if there is one.

C. Social Security number of the Veteran, Spouse and Dependent Children.

D. GI Insurance policies, if any

E. Have information regarding marriage, birth dates of children, and if any prior marriages existed, the information regarding when, and how dissolved (death/divorce)

F. Copy of the Death Certificate of the Veteran.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE VETERAN TO HAVE ON HAND.

Name:____________________________________________________________

HOME
ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________

DATE OF ENLISTMENT: _____________________________

     PLACE:___________________________________
(City, County & State)               

DATE OF DISCHARGE: ________________ 

      PLACE:____________________________

BRANCH OF SERVICE: _____________

      SERVICE: __________________________

DATE OF BIRTH: _________________ 

      PLACE OF BIRTH: ______________________________
                                        (City, County & State)                                                                         

DATE OF MARRIAGE: ______________________   

PLACE:______________________________________
                                        (City, County & State)                                                                            

GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE: ___________

POLICY #: _________________
                                                        (Amount) 

VA CLAIM #: _____________________________    

SSN#: ______________________________

RECORDS LOCATED: _______________________________________________

RECEIVED COMPENSATION: ______________      PENSION: __________________
(Amount)                                        (Amount)

VA OFFICE WHERE VETERAN'S RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED: ____________

Fill in the form and place it in a safe place to be readily accessible in case of the Veterans Death or Incapacitation