The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding benefits to help pay for veterans' end-of-life expenses, the department announced Friday. The expanded benefits include reimbursements for transporting ...

VA officials launched a new pilot program Tuesday allowing environmentally friendly burials at three department national cemeteries. (Ross D. Franklin/AP) Veterans Affairs officials on Tuesday ...

Its been six years since the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery stopped accepting new burials on property. Veterans in Greene ...

Families who choose to receive an urn or commemorative plaque on behalf of a deceased veteran forfeit the right to bury that veteran in a national cemetery under a new Department of Veterans Affairs ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The government has cleared the first burial of a same-sex spouse of a veteran in a national cemetery, but it’s far from certain how easy it will be for other gay military couples to ...

We all know that contemplating the hereafter or planning for the inevitable can be a pretty uncomfortable undertaking. For veterans, however, half the work is already done. We all know there are ...

The grant could provide up to $10 million in federal funding for a state veterans cemetery in Augusta. If awarded, the ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is nearing its goal to provide 95% of veterans with burial options at national and grant-funded veterans cemeteries within a two-hour drive of their ...

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. (June 26, 2015) -- As a Legal Assistance Counsel I am often asked about burial and memorial benefits for veterans and retirees. This short article will give you a quick ...

The redesign comes as the project just picked up a $10 million federal grant to help push the project over the finish line.

Over 3,000 wreaths were placed along grave markers at Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene Saturday for Wreaths Across ...