Free educational information about VA programs that may be available to veterans, their families, and surviving spouses. No registration or contact information required.
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A tax-free monetary benefit paid to eligible survivors of certain deceased veterans. DIC is paid to an eligible surviving spouse, child, or parent of a service member who died in the line of duty, or whose death resulted from a service-related injury or disease.
View on VA.gov →A needs-based benefit for low-income surviving spouses and unmarried dependent children of deceased veterans with wartime service. The benefit provides supplemental income.
View on VA.gov →VA provides burial allowances, headstones and markers, Presidential Memorial Certificates, and burial in national cemeteries to eligible veteran families.
View on VA.gov →Education and training opportunities for eligible dependents of veterans who are permanently and totally disabled due to a service-related condition, or who died while on active duty or as a result of a service-related condition.
View on VA.gov →Under certain circumstances, surviving spouses of veterans may be eligible for VA-backed home loans, which may offer favorable terms compared to conventional loans.
View on VA.gov →The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs provides health care coverage for the spouse or widow(er) and children of a veteran who has been rated permanently and totally disabled, died from a VA-rated service-connected disability, or was rated permanently and totally disabled at the time of death.
View on VA.gov →VA offers bereavement counseling to surviving spouses, children, and parents of armed forces personnel who died in service, and surviving family members of veterans who died from service-connected conditions.
View on VA.gov →Accrued benefits are benefits that a veteran was entitled to at the time of death but had not yet received. A surviving spouse or other eligible claimant may be able to receive these benefits.
View on VA.gov →This page provides general educational information only. It does not determine eligibility and is not assistance with preparing or filing a VA claim.