VA Makes Minor Tweaks to National Cemetery Burial Form
Published Date: 7/10/2026
Notice
Summary
The VA is updating the form used to verify who can be buried in a national cemetery, making small changes like removing WWI and tweaking the Korea service option. This affects veterans and their families who apply for burial services, and they’ll spend about 15 minutes filling out the updated form. Comments on these changes are open until August 10, 2026, with no extra costs involved.
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VA national cemetery form update
You are affected if you are a veteran or a family member applying for burial in a national cemetery. The VA changed the burial eligibility form (VA Form 40-4962) to remove the 'WWI' option and change 'Korean' to 'Korea'; filling the updated one-time form takes about 15 minutes. The agency estimates 150,000 respondents, a total annual burden of 37,500 hours, and requests comments by August 10, 2026; the notice says there are no extra costs to applicants.
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