Get Disinterment Authorization Form

g. (1) The spouse, surviving spouse or dependent of an eligible Veteran or member of the Armed Forces may be eligible for interment in a national cemetery even if that Veteran is not buried or memorialized in a national cemetery.

The VA Form 40-4970, Request for Disinterment, when properly completed, notarized and affixed with a Notary Public's official seal, constitutes a valid affidavit for requesting a disinterment. The form will be provided to those having interest in a disinterment upon request.

Disinterment is the process by which a dead body is legally exhumed from its final resting place.

Use VA Form 40-10007 to find out in advance if you can be buried in a VA national cemetery or when you're applying on behalf of a Veteran or service member.

Request to Move Human Remains Publish Notice in Newspaper. Person requesting authorization must publish notice of the proposed relocation in a newspaper in the County where the present burial site is located. ... Send a Copy of the Notice to the State's Attorney Office. ... State's Attorney Office Will Authorize Disinterment.

The person qualifying for burial benefits is a service member who died while on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty for training, or. The person qualifying for burial benefits is the spouse or minor child of a Veteran, even if the Veteran died first, or.

Use VA Form 21P-534 if you prefer to provide evidence at a later time to support your claim. You can use this form if you're a surviving spouse or child of a Veteran who has died and want to begin the process of applying for VA benefits or money that we owe the Veteran but did not pay prior to his or her death.