2900-AO82 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Burial Benefits

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulations governing entitlement to monetary burial benefits, which include burial allowances for service-connected and non-service-connected deaths, a plot or interment allowance, and reimbursement of transportation expenses. As amended, the regulations establish rules to support VA's automated payment of burial allowances to surviving spouses, conversion to flat-rate burial and plot or interment allowances that are equal to the maximum benefit authorized by law, and priority of payment to non-spouse survivors. The purpose of these regulations is to streamline the program and make it easier for veterans and their families to receive the right benefits and meet their expectations for quality, timeliness, and responsiveness.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 38 CFR 3 subpart B 38 USC 501(a) 38 USC 2302 to 2308 105 stat 386 38 USC 101(2) 38 USC 5107(a) ... No NPRM 12/18/2013 78 FR 76574 NPRM Comment Period End 01/17/2014 Final Action 06/06/2014 79 FR 32653 Final Action Effective 07/07/2014 No No None No No www.regulations.gov No No Damali Mason Pension and Fiduciary Service 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA 202 632-8852 damali.mason@va.gov Veterans Benefits Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington DC 20420