Expands VA burial benefits for veterans' families, extends some pension limits.
This bill would make it easier for families of veterans to get headstones, markers, or burial receptacles from the Department of Veterans Affairs, removing an old death date limit. It would also allow families to receive additional burial benefits even if they choose an urn or plaque. However, it would also extend certain limits on veterans' pension payments for an extra 18 months.
Today, some VA headstones and markers are only available for veterans who died on or after November 11, 1998, and certain burial benefits are considered a replacement if an urn or plaque is chosen. This bill would remove the 1998 death date limit and allow additional burial benefits for those choosing an urn or plaque for deaths on or after January 5, 2021. It would also extend the expiration of certain pension payment limits from November 30, 2031, to May 31, 2033.
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