To claim a new plot at land, the player must have at least one Land Claim Papers in their backpack. Right-clicking on a plot of unclaimed land will claim that plot. Left-clicking on claimed land that belongs to you will unclaim that plot. Land claims can be managed at the Real Estate Desk. The new burial regulations will permit VA to pay, at a flat rate, burial and plot or interment allowances thereby enabling VA to automate payment of burial benefits to most eligible surviving spouses and more efficiently process other burial benefit claims. Click on Plot Claim Challenges link So, if you believe you have a claim to a burial plot at Bell's Chapel Cemetery and cannot locate your name on your claimed plot in our database, your claim will need to be resolved prior to request for an Interment Authorization, and your delay will risk that the claimed plot may be sold to another member. A quit claim deed may not be filed for property if an interment has already occurred. This includes groups of plots. If there are seven plots owned by the grantor and one plot has an internment, the remaining six plots cannot be transferred to another person. Quit claim deeds are only eligible on vacant grave spaces.

Burial Benefits

Effective July 7, 2014: VA is changing its monetary burial benefits regulations to simplify the program and pay eligible survivors more quickly and efficiently. These regulations will authorize VA to pay, without a written application, most eligible surviving spouses basic monetary burial benefits at the maximum amount authorized in law through automated systems rather than reimbursing them for actual costs incurred.

• Under the current regulations, VA pays for burial and funeral expenses on a reimbursement basis, which requires survivors to submit receipts for relatively small one-time payments that VA generally pays at the maximum amount permitted by law.
• The new burial regulations will permit VA to pay, at a flat rate, burial and plot or interment allowances thereby enabling VA to automate payment of burial benefits to most eligible surviving spouses and more efficiently process other burial benefit claims.
• The burial allowance for a non-service-connected death is $300, and $2,000 for a death connected to military service.

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Service-related Death

VA will pay up to $2,000 toward burial expenses for deaths on or after September 11, 2001, or up to $1,500 for deaths prior to September 11, 2001. If the Veteran is buried in a VA national cemetery, some or all of the cost of transporting the deceased may be reimbursed.

Non-service-related Death

VA will pay up to $796 toward burial and funeral expenses for deaths on or after October 1, 2019 (if hospitalized by VA at time of death), or $300 toward burial and funeral expenses (if not hospitalized by VA at time of death), and a $796 plot-interment allowance (if not buried in a national cemetery). For deaths on or after December 1, 2001, but before October 1, 2011, VA will pay up to $300 toward burial and funeral expenses and a $300 plot-interment allowance. For deaths on or after April 1, 1988 but before October 1, 2011, VA will pay $300 toward burial and funeral expenses (for Veterans hospitalized by VA at the time of death).

An annual increase in burial and plot allowances for deaths occurring after October 1, 2011 began in fiscal year 2013 based on the Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12-month period.

Eligibility Requirements

• You paid for a Veteran's burial or funeral, AND
• You have not been reimbursed by another government agency or some other source, such as the deceased Veteran's employer, AND
• The Veteran was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable, AND
  • The Veteran died because of a service-related disability, OR
  • The Veteran was receiving VA pension or compensation at the time of death, OR
  • The Veteran was entitled to receive VA pension or compensation, but decided not to reduce his/her military retirement or disability pay, OR
  • The Veteran died while hospitalized by VA, or while receiving care under VA contract at a non-VA facility, OR
  • The Veteran died while traveling under proper authorization and at VA expense to or from a specified place for the purpose of examination, treatment, or care, OR
  • The Veteran had an original or reopened claim pending at the time of death and has been found entitled to compensation or pension from a date prior to the date or death, OR
  • The Veteran died on or after October 9, 1996, while a patient at a VA-approved state nursing home.

NOTE: VA does not pay burial benefits if the deceased:

• Died during active military service, OR
• Was a member of Congress who died while holding office, OR
• Was a Federal prisoner

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Evidence Requirements:

• Acceptable proof of death as specified in 38 CFR 3.211., AND
• Receipted bills that show that you made payment in whole or part, OR
• A statement of account, preferably on the printed billhead of the funeral director or cemetery owner. The statement of account must show:
  • The name of the deceased Veteran for whom the services and merchandise were furnished, AND
  • The nature and cost of the services and merchandise, AND
  • All credits, AND
  • The amount of the unpaid balance, if any

How to Apply

• You can apply online at Vets.gov, OR
• To submit a paper application, download and complete VA Form 21P-530, Application for Burial Allowance and mail it to the Pension Management Center that serves your state, OR
  
• Work with an accredited representative, OR
• You may also go to your local regional benefit office and turn in your application for processing.

Additional Information

Other information regarding VA burial benefits such as flags, headstones and markers is provided by the National Cemetery Administration.

President Donald Trump's response to allegations that Iran plotted to kill a U.S. ambassador comes as he continues to face pressure over tackling claims Russia placed bounties on troops in Afghanistan.

Commenting on reports of a planned retaliatory attack from Iran following the killing of General Qassem Soleimani, Trump said any action from the nation against the U.S. would be with a response '1,000 times greater in magnitude.'

The president tweeted: 'According to press reports, Iran may be planning an assassination, or other attack, against the United States in retaliation for the killing of terrorist leader Soleimani, which was carried out for his planning a future attack, murdering U.S. Troops, and the death & suffering...caused over so many years. Any attack by Iran, in any form, against the United States will be met with an attack on Iran that will be 1,000 times greater in magnitude!'

A report from Politico suggested the Iranian government is considering an assassination attempt, targeting the U.S. ambassador to South Africa. It cited anonymous officials, one of which it said was familiar with the issue and another it said had seen intelligence on the matter.

Iran has denied the allegations, with the nation's foreign affairs ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh describing the report as 'anti-Iran propaganda.'

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...caused over so many years. Any attack by Iran, in any form, against the United States will be met with an attack on Iran that will be 1,000 times greater in magnitude!

He insisted Iran would press on with 'international legal action at all levels in connection with the criminal and cowardly assassination of General Soleimani,' suggesting the White House administration has 'become a rogue regime in the international arena.'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he could not 'comment on the intelligence' but added Iran had engaged in 'assassination efforts all across the world.'

'We take these kinds of allegations seriously,' he told Fox News.

Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said that he had not been officially briefed on the situation but found the threat 'credible based on previous attempts by Iran to target diplomats in other countries.'

The president's comments come as he continues to face pressure over his response to reports Russia was involved in paying bounties to militants targeting U.S. and allied troops in Afghanistan.

Democratic senators have introduced legislation to require the president to certify if the Russian government was behind such bounties and to impose sanctions on those involved.

Russia has denied the allegations while Trump has similarly downplayed their veracity.

He also denied being aware of the claims before they became public through a report from The New York Times.

In July, Trump said he had not discussed the matter at any point with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) furthered calls for action against Russia, tweeting Monday: 'Plain & simple: Donald Trump has gone 80 days without condemning Putin for putting reported bounties on our troops.

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'This is unforgivable.'

Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment.