VA Seeks Comments on Lapsed Insurance Reinstatement Forms
Published Date: 6/17/2026
Notice
Summary
If your VA life insurance or total disability income coverage lapsed over 6 months ago, you can apply to get it back! The VA is asking for public feedback on the forms used for this process before August 17, 2026. This helps make sure the forms are clear and easy to use, with no extra hassle or cost for veterans.
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You Can Apply to Reinstate VA Life Insurance
If your VA life insurance or total disability income coverage lapsed more than 6 months ago, you can apply to reinstate it using the VA forms Application for Reinstatement (29-352) and Application for Reinstatement of VALife (29-352R) (OMB Control No. 2900-0011). These forms are used by Veterans requesting reinstatement and the agency is inviting public comment on the forms through August 17, 2026.
Paperwork Time Estimate to File Reinstatement
Completing the reinstatement forms is estimated to take an average of 22.5 minutes per respondent; VA estimates 3,000 respondents and a total annual burden of 1,125 hours. Comments on the information collection are due by August 17, 2026.
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