Apply for pre-need eligibility determination
Equal to VA Form 40-10007 (Application for Pre-Need Determination of Eligibility for Burial in a VA National Cemetery).
Follow the steps below to get started
Prepare
When you apply, be sure to have these on hand:
- Personal information (including Social Security number and date of birth).
- Military history or the military history of the service member or Veteran who’s sponsoring your application.
- The name of the VA national cemetery where you’d prefer to be buried.
Find a VA national cemetery
To help us process your application faster, you can upload:
A copy of your or your sponsor’s DD214 or other separation files.
Other information for certain applicants you can provide:
- If you’re applying as the legally married spouse or surviving spouse of a service member or Veteran, you’ll need your personal information (including Social Security number and date of birth).
- If you’re applying on behalf of someone else, you can upload supporting files or an affidavit showing you can apply on their behalf.
- If you’re applying for an unmarried adult child of a service member or Veteran, you can upload supporting files with information about the adult child’s disability.
What if I need help filling out my application?
An accredited representative, like a Veterans Service Officer (VSO), can help you fill out your claim.
Get help filing your claimApply
Complete the pre-need eligibility determination form. After submitting the form, you’ll get a confirmation message that you can print for your records.
VA review
We’ll let you know by phone or mail if we need more information.
Decision
You’ll get a notice in the mail about the decision after we process your claim.
Respondent Burden: This information is collected in accordance with section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Accordingly, we may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB number. We anticipate the time expended by individuals who complete this form will average 20 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather the necessary data, and complete and review the collection of information. Your response is voluntary and not required to obtain or retain benefits to which you may be entitled. Send comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate, including suggestions for reducing this burden or any other aspect of this collection of information to the VA Clearance Officer (005R1B), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. Please DO NOT send claims for, or correspondence regarding benefits to this address.
Privacy Act Information: Title 38 U.S.C. 2402 authorizes the solicitation of this information. VA considers the responses you submit confidential (38 U.S.C. 5701). VA may only disclose this information outside the VA if the disclosure is authorized under the Privacy Act, including the routine uses identified in the VA system of records, 175VA41A, published in the Federal Register. VA considers the requested information relevant and necessary to determine maximum benefits under the law. The purpose for which the records are used will include, but will not be limited to the provision of VA burial and memorial benefits; provision of information about VA burial and memorial benefits, including specific claims; determination of eligibility for burial in a VA national cemetery; disclosure of military service information upon request from VA funded State and Tribal Veterans cemeteries; coordination of committal services and interment upon request of families, funeral homes, and others of eligible decedents at VA national cemeteries.