Even military families often don’t know what benefits are available to the surviving family of an active-duty service member.

Reimbursements form the VA can be filed by the veteran’s spouse, children, executors, or funeral home personnel for things like tranporting the remains, burial plots, and some funeral costs. In some ...

When combined, the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) can offer a steady stream of ...

ST. LOUIS – A Missouri man concealed the death of his uncle – a U.S. Army veteran – for several years and collected more than $650,000 in disability benefits, according to a newly unsealed federal ...

WILLIAMSPORT — A Bradford County man has admitted he fraudulently obtained $350,000 in Social Security and Veterans ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The ex-wife of a deceased U.S. Army veteran has been sentenced to a couple of months in prison for fraudulently receiving spousal benefits. Miranda Rachel Briggs, 34, of Rincon, ...

The Lake County Council is poised to increase the county’s allowance for veteran’s grave markers at its Tuesday meeting. The county’s current burial allowance for a deceased veteran is $150, which ...

Mark Stratton did not inform the Department of Veterans Affairs about his mother’s death and continued withdrawing funds, authorities said.

Starting Oct. 1, new Maryland laws will expand benefits for veterans and service members, including free medical records, ...

Introduced by emcee, MTSU alumna and WSMV-TV News 4 morning co-anchor Holly Thompson, U.S. Air Force veteran Maranda Vecchio shared the journey leading to her becoming the first veteran to graduate ...