About us
A plain guide to VA burial for veteran families.
When a veteran dies, the family usually has a few days to settle the funeral, the cemetery and the VA paperwork. This site explains what VA provides, who to call and which forms to send, and lists the cemeteries and funeral homes that can help.
An eligible veteran can receive military funeral honors, burial in a VA national cemetery, a burial allowance, a flag, a headstone or marker, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate. Most spouses and adult children have never dealt with VA before. A funeral director who knows the process will handle much of it. We wrote this site for the rest: the questions you have before you call, and the steps the funeral home doesn't take for you.
What this site is
A free, independent directory of VA national, state and tribal veteran cemeteries, plus U.S. funeral homes that list veteran-specific services. Cemetery pages use the National Cemetery Administration's own pages at cem.va.gov for history, hours and policies. Funeral home pages show the home's published prices where we have them, the veteran services it lists, the nearest VA cemetery and its Google rating.
What this site is not
We are not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and this is not a government site. We don't represent any funeral home, cemetery or veterans service organization. Funeral homes don't pay to be listed.
For official answers on benefits, go to VA.gov or call VA at 800-827-1000. To schedule a burial in a VA national cemetery, call the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 800-535-1117.
How we work
- VA facts come from VA. Dollar amounts, phone numbers, form numbers and eligibility rules are taken from VA.gov pages, and we list those sources on the pages that use them. Where we cite a law or regulation, we name it.
- No referral fees for listings. A funeral home appears when its own website or service list mentions veteran-specific services, such as military honors or VA benefits help.
- Prices as published. When a funeral home has published its General Price List (the itemized list the FTC Funeral Rule requires), we show the prices. When it hasn't, we say so.
- Open about gaps. Some cemeteries have no detailed public record we can use. Those pages say so and point you to the cemetery's own contact details.
The details are on our methodology page.
About EverSettled
Some pages link to EverSettled, a separate service for what comes after the funeral. It gets the family ready for an estate attorney faster, helps them get to the inheritance sooner, and guides them through the rest of the paperwork: VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), life insurance claims and closing accounts. EverSettled is run by a related team. What we write here about VA benefits doesn't depend on that relationship.
Contact and corrections
If something on this site is wrong or out of date, tell us through the contact page. Include the page address and the fact you think is wrong, and we'll check it.