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Dear Sgt Shaft,
My mother, who is now 92 years old, became a widow 3/4/45 when my father was killed during WWII.
She has never remarried and receives an Unremarried Widows Pension. Is my mother eligible for any type of medical insurance through the VA (she's in good health) and is she entitled to be buried in Beverly National Cemetery along with my father? If she's entitled to either or both of these benefits, what steps do I take to make this happen?
Thank you very much.
Cynthia K via the Internet
Dear Cynthia,
There is a Web page specifically dedicated to information on burial benefits: http://www.cem.va.gov/bbene_burial.asp.
This link takes you directly to eligibility:http://www.cem.va.gov/bbene/eligible.asp. According to the eligibility criteria, your mother should be eligible if her husband was eligible to be buried in the cemetery: (1) The spouse or surviving spouse of an eligible Veteran is eligible for interment in a national cemetery even if that Veteran is not buried or memorialized in a national cemetery. In addition, the spouse or surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States whose remains are unavailable for burial is also eligible for burial.
Here is the link for the procedures of requesting the benefit when the time comes: http://www.cem.va.gov/bbene/need.asp. I suggest you contact VHA on the health care eligibility part. Your mother may be eligible for the medical expense reimbursement. The Web site for services provided to family members ishttp://www4.va.gov/healtheligibility/familymembers/.
Shaft Notes
Kudos to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter, who represents the Fort Hood area in Congress, for his support of the victims and families of the Fort Hood shootings. The impact of political correctness on the failure to prevent the deadly attack must be recognized and remediated in future Department of Defense policies, and those wounded and killed should be awarded benefits as combat casualties.
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