# 2026-12833: VA Reviews Survivors Benefits Application Form

2026-12833, Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for DIC, Survivors Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits, is a Federal Register notice from Veterans Affairs Department published 2026-06-25, effective Comments must be received on or before August 24, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12833
- As of: 2026-07-02
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12833
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for DIC, Survivors Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Veterans Affairs Department
- Citation: 91 FR 38478
- Published: 2026-06-25
- Effective: Comments must be received on or before August 24, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-08-24
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-02

## In one line

VA Reviews Survivors Benefits Application Form

## Summary

The VA is updating the application form for survivors’ benefits like DIC, pension, and accrued payments. Veterans and their families who apply for these benefits should know the form is being reviewed to make it easier and clearer. You’ve got until August 24, 2026, to share your thoughts—no cost changes yet, just smoother paperwork!

## 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 revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 24, 2026.

## Effects PRIA read

- Shorter Survivors Benefits Form: benefit, medium. If you are a surviving spouse or child applying for DIC, Survivors Pension, or accrued benefits, VA Form 21P-534EZ is being shortened from 20 pages to 7 pages and the estimated respondent time is reduced from 40 minutes to 25 minutes. The VA aims to complete this simplification by the end of Calend…
- Flexible Submission and Accessibility Maintained: benefit, low. The VA will design the revised Form 21P-534EZ to accommodate submitting claims either through VA.gov or on paper while preserving accessibility. This change aims to reduce administrative burden and respect claimant preferences for digital or paper filing.

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## Sources
- [2026-12833 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/25/2026-12833/agency-information-collection-activity-application-for-dic-survivors-pension-andor-accrued-benefits)
- [2026-12833 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-25/pdf/2026-12833.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12833 (as of 2026-07-02).