Life insurance and burial benefits for Wisconsin 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.

VA national cemeteries

• Northwoods National Cemetery — Harshaw
• Wood National Cemetery (closed to new burials) — Milwaukee

State veterans cemeteries

• Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery — King
• Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery — Union Grove
• Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery — Spooner

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 (Wisconsin)

Veterans with a 100% service-connected disability rating (or 100% through individual unemployability) who meet Wisconsin residency rules, and certain unremarried surviving spouses, can claim a refundable credit covering 100% of property taxes on their primary residence. Source: Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs: Veterans and Surviving Spouses Property Tax Credit

The Wisconsin GI Bill provides full tuition and segregated fee remission for eligible veterans and their dependents for up to eight semesters or 128 credits at University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Technical College System schools. Source: Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs: Wisconsin GI Bill

For help applying, contact the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs.