We hear veterans say all the time “The VA will pay for my funeral”, but the truth can leave your family with bills they might not be able to pay.
Please review this page so that you know how much the VA will pay if you qualify
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Burial in a National Cemetery
A gravesite is not reserved before it is needed for a burial. When a death occurs and eligibility for interment in a national cemetery is determined, grave space is assigned by the cemetery director.
The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) National Cemetery Administration maintains 136 national cemeteries in 40 states. You must be eligible to be buried at a National Cemetery.
If you don't want to be buried at an National Cemetery.
Burial & Plot Eligibility
Who Is Eligible?
• Veteran’s surviving spouse
• Veteran’s children
• The Veteran’s parents
• The executor / administrator of the estate
• The survivor of a legal union with the Veteran.
Veterans must have an discharge other than dishonorable.
How Much Does VA Pay?
For NON-SERVICE-connected deaths:
If the Veteran died after Oct. 1, 2017
If the Veteran was in a VA hospital at time of death
$762 burial allowance & $762 for a plot
Total = $1524 Maximum Allowance
If the Veteran was NOT in a VA hospital at time of death
$300 burial allowance & $762 for a plot
Total = $1,062 Maximum Allowance
VA Burial Allowance alone is NOT enough!
Consider This!
NO EXAM Final Expense / Burial Plans are simple policies that you can use to pay for the bills which we all leave behind.
The average policy is between $5,000 and $20,000 in coverage and most people buy these policies to cover the cost of funeral services and final bills so that family members won't have to pay them for you.
Why should you consider this?
How Final Expense / Burial Plans Work?
Guaranteed Rate
Your Rate will not increase as you get older or if your health declines.
No Expiration
As long as you make your payments, your policy will remain active.
Guaranteed Coverage
Your coverage amount will not decrease due to age or health.
No Exam Required
Most insurance companies only require a Prescription history check and Medical history check.
Tax Free Benefit
Life Insurance most of the time is not taxed when it's paid out. If you have a $10K policy, that is the amount your beneficiary will get.
30-Day Free Look
You have 30 days to decided. If you don't like something about it, return it. Full refund & no questions asked.
You have 3 options based on your health
Level
A level benefit plan is one where you say no to all or most of the health questions on the application. If you are approved for this plan, your coverage will be 100% from day one, and you’ll pay the lowest price they offer. We can get many people approved for level coverage who have been told they can’t qualify by other agents.
Graded
If you have health issues a Graded plan might be right for you. Graded plans provide partial coverage during the first two years of the policy. For example: Most graded plans will pay out 30% in the first 12 month’s and 70% from 12 to 24 month’s. After the 24th month the policy will pay 100%. Accidental death pays 100%
Guaranteed
These are the plans you see on TV, they don’t ask you any health questions. If you die from a medical condition in the first 24 month’s they will return every dollar you have given them, they will not pay out the death benefit. After 2 years it will pay 100%. Accidental death pays 100% of the death benefit
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We will send you a quote for $10,000 / $15,000 & $20,000. If you need any other amounts please let us know in the comment section.
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FAQ
Most frequent questions and answers
We can, but we will be limited by the options we have. Most Insurance companies don’t allow sales over the phone. By choosing to do everything over the phone you are eliminating some of the most affordable companies we can use.
You have 30 days to decide if you want to keep it. If you don’t like your policy, you can just return it and you get a full refund. No questions asked!
That depends on the company we choose, the coverage amount you need and of course your health questions answers on the application.
On average we are in and out in about an 1 hr. That’s from start to finish. We like to keep it as simple as possible.
If you do NOT have the money (around $8,500 for a burial or around $3,500 for a cremation) in the bank right NOW to take care of your final expenses, then you need a policy.
It is just the amount of coverage that you get. A burial plan is $10,000 in coverage or less, it’s just used to cover the burial cost itself. Anything more then $10,000 in coverage we call a Final Expense plan because you will use the money for other bills that are left behind which are your Final Expenses. Both plans are “Whole Life” and everything else is the same.