OakCrest Funeral Home will help you with arranging the full VA funeral benefits eligible.

Survivors of any person who was an active or retired member of the military at time of death, or an honorably discharged veteran, could be eligible for a number of benefits, including:

• An American flag (usually drapes the casket). After the service, OakCrest Funeral Home will provide the family with a clear plastic case to protect the flag.
  
  
• Burial in the new Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. OakCrest Funeral Home can arrange a burial in the beautiful new Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 11463 State Highway 195, Killeen, TX 76542, 254-616-1770. The cemetery will provide a gravesite, graveliner, headstone or marker, perpetual care of the gravesite, and will open and close the grave at no cost. The committal service, limited to 45 minutes, can be held at the cemetery. The government does not pay for transportation to the cemetery. For a detailed list of regulations and more information, please talk to an OakCrest funeral director for more details (254-772-5272) or email us. At the time of death we will contact the cemetery and make all arrangements.
  
  
  
  
• Burial in a National Cemetery. OakCrest Funeral Home can arrange a burial in the beautiful new Dallas - Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, in Dallas. The VA will provide a gravesite, graveliner, headstone or marker, Presidential Memorial Certificate, U.S. Flag, perpetual care of the gravesite, and will open and close the grave at no cost. The committal service, limited to 30 minutes by the VA, can be held at the cemetery. The VA does not pay for transportation to the cemetery. For more information, call the VA at 1-800-827-1000. Please talk to an OakCrest funeral director for more details (772-5272) or email us.
  
  
• A bronze or granite marker. The government provides a variety of nice military markers. We can show you a special brochure describing these markers, and OakCrest can order for you to be placed on your plot. Let us help you.
  
  
• A lump sum payment of $300.00 is usually available to families of those veterans that were entitled to receive VA compensation or pension at time of death (such as retirees), or veterans who died while a registered patient in a VA hospital or other accredited VA facility. If one of these circumstance's apply and a National Cemetery is not utilized, up to $150.00 could be reimbursed as a plot or interment allowance (requires proof of payment to a non-VA cemetery. Private cemeteries usually assist you by filing this benefit in your behalf). For veterans who die of a service connected disability, the VA could pay an allowance to reimburse funeral costs of $1500.00 or less (no additional VA death benefits would be available). Active duty military personnel are usually entitled to a greater amount, which can vary.
  
  
• If not remarried, the surviving spouse is eligible for burial in the National Cemetery. Dependent children of the veteran are also eligible.
  
  
• Claims for Veteran's Benefits must be filed within 2 years of death by the veteran's family, a non-family member who can prove that the veteran's funeral services are paid, or the funeral director. We will be pleased to make application for these benefits on your behalf if you will provide us with the veteran's Honorable Discharge papers. For VA Assistance and Information, phone 1-800-827-1000 or visit their website at www.va.gov.