Sponsored By: Representative Evans (CO)
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Consolidates veterans' burial, funeral, and plot allowances under a single statute tied to service-connected death. The bill would rewrite 38 U.S.C. §2303 to add a new eligibility rule that the veteran died as a result of a service-connected disability and would repeal §2307 to fold the separate burial program into §2303.
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If enacted, this bill would require that a veteran die as a result of a service-connected disability to qualify for VA reimbursement of burial, funeral, or plot expenses. It would repeal the separate statutory burial benefits provision and consolidate payments under one rule. Families who used the old section could lose or get smaller burial or plot payments. These changes would take effect upon enactment.
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Evans (CO)
CO • R
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