Veterans Benefits and DMORT

Question 1

• Veterans discharged under conditions other than dishonorable
• The veteran died because of a service related disability OR
• The veteran was receiving VA pension or compensation at the time of death OR
• The veteran was entitled to receive VA pension or compensation, but decided not to reduce his/her retirement or disability pay OR
• The veteran died in a VA hospital, in a nursing home under VA contract, or while in an approved state nursing home.

Answer 1

People who are Eligible

Question 2

VA will pay an allowance toward burial expenses. If the veteran is buried in a VA national cemetery, some or all of the cost of transporting the deceased may be reimbursed.

Answer 2

VA Payment- Service-Related Death

Question 3

VA will pay an allowance toward burial, funeral, and plot-interment costs. If the death happened while the veteran was in a VA hospital or under VA contracted nursing home care, some or all of the costs for transporting teh deceased’s remains may be reimbursed.

Answer 3

VA Payment- Nonservice-Realted Death

Question 4

This form is required for proof of a veteran’s military service.

Answer 4

DD 214

Question 5

Any veteran who is honorably discharged.

Answer 5

Burial Flags Provided for:

Question 6

• Next of kin (generally)
• When there is no next of kin, VA will furnish to a friend making request for it

Answer 6

Who Gets the Flag

Question 7

This department is responsible for providing military funeral honors.

• The title of the program is “Honoring Those who Served.”

Answer 7

The Department of Defense (DOD)

Question 8

• Eligible veterans
• Spouses of eligible veterans
• Dependents of veterans

Answer 8

VA National Cemetery is Available at no Cost to:

Question 9

Eligible veterans who on or after November 1, 1990, regardless of whether the grave already has one that has been privately purchased.

Answer 9

Eligibility for Headstone or Marker

Question 10

When activated, provides all authorities with technical assistance and personnel to facilitate the difficult tasks or recovery, identification, processing, preparation, and disposition of deceased victims.

• comprised of 25 promary responders, with an additional team base of one hundred members.

Answer 10

D-MORT (Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team)

Question 11

• Medical examiners
• Coroners
• Pathologists
• Anthropologists
• Medical records and fingerprint experts
• Forensic Odontologist
• Dental assistants
• X-ray technicians
• Funeral Directors
• Mental health consultants for the team members
• Security officers (police)
• Administrative assistants
• Supply specialists
• Computer analysists

Answer 11

D-MORT is Composed of:

Question 12

D-MORT maintains mobile mortuary container depots here.

• Complete morgue
• 50 designated work stations fo rthe necessary processing of fatal disaster victims.

Answer 12

Rockville, Maryland