# 2026-12212: VA Seeks Comments on Lapsed Insurance Reinstatement Forms

2026-12212, Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Reinstatement (Insurance Lapsed More Than 6 Months) Government Life Insurance and/or Total Disability Income Provision and Application for Reinstatement of Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALife) (Insurance Lapsed More than 6 Months), is a Federal Register notice from Veterans Affairs Department published 2026-06-17, effective Comments must be received on or before August 17, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-24).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12212
- As of: 2026-06-24
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12212
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Reinstatement (Insurance Lapsed More Than 6 Months) Government Life Insurance and/or Total Disability Income Provision and Application for Reinstatement of Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALife) (Insurance Lapsed More than 6 Months)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Veterans Affairs Department
- Citation: 91 FR 36654
- Published: 2026-06-17
- Effective: Comments must be received on or before August 17, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-08-17
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-24

## In one line

VA Seeks Comments on Lapsed Insurance Reinstatement Forms

## 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.

## Abstract

Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- You Can Apply to Reinstate VA Life Insurance: benefit, medium. 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 re…
- Paperwork Time Estimate to File Reinstatement: cost, low. 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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## Sources
- [2026-12212 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/17/2026-12212/agency-information-collection-activity-application-for-reinstatement-insurance-lapsed-more-than-6)
- [2026-12212 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-17/pdf/2026-12212.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12212 (as of 2026-06-24).