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VA Accrued Benefits
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Unpaid VA benefits distributed to eligible survivors or expense claimants.
How to get help
Submit the form appropriate to the claimant: VA Form 21P-534EZ for a surviving spouse or child, VA Form 21P-535 for a surviving parent, or VA Form 21P-601 for eligible expense reimbursement.
Who this service helps
Payment follows the legal order of succession based on relationship to the deceased beneficiary. In limited cases, a person or estate that paid last-illness or burial expenses may seek reimbursement when no higher-priority survivor exists.
Where this service is available
Service area: Nationwide federal benefit, including Anderson, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Rusk, Smith, and Upshur counties.
A service area describes where help is offered or who may be served. It is not necessarily the organization’s physical location.
Location and contact
Source and verification
Source: Public-source listing
Cost / fees
No fee to apply directly with VA; payment is limited to qualifying benefits owed or approved reimbursable expenses.
About this service
Pays eligible survivors or other qualifying claimants certain VA benefits that were owed to a beneficiary but remained unpaid at the beneficiary's death.
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