Life insurance and burial benefits for Delaware veterans

Military life insurance is federal, so the options are the same in every state: convert SGLI to VGLI after separation, apply for VALife if you have a service-connected rating, or buy private coverage. Healthy veterans often compare VGLI against private term life, since VGLI rates rise every five years.

State veterans cemeteries

• Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery – New Castle County — Bear
• Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery – Sussex County — Millsboro

Burial in a VA national cemetery, a government headstone or marker, and a burial flag are available to eligible veterans at no cost; see VA burial benefits for current allowances. Source: VA National Cemetery Administration – Find a Cemetery: Delaware

Delaware veterans who have a 100% VA disability rating, or receive 100% VA disability compensation for a service-connected permanent and total disability based on individual unemployability, and have been domiciled in Delaware for the past 3 years can get a credit against 100% of the non-vocational school district property tax on their primary residence; applications go to the county and are due April 30. Source: Delaware Department of Finance – Disabled Veterans School Tax Credit

Honorably discharged veterans, their spouses and eligible dependent children may be buried at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemeteries; the veteran must have been a Delaware resident at death, for a cumulative 3 years, or on entering the armed forces. Source: Delaware Office of Veterans Services – Veterans Memorial Cemetery Interment Eligibility

For help applying, contact the Delaware Office of Veterans Services.