# Reimbursement for Caskets and Urns for Burial of Unclaimed Remains in a National Cemetery
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2015-04-13 · Effective 2015-05-13 · 80 FR 19534
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-08388
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 19534
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 38
- **Publication date:** 2015-04-13
- **Effective date:** 2015-05-13
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) amends its regulations to establish a new program to provide reimbursement for caskets and urns for the interment of the remains of veterans with no known next-of-kin and where sufficient financial resources are not available for this purpose.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/04/13/2015-08388/reimbursement-for-caskets-and-urns-for-burial-of-unclaimed-remains-in-a-national-cemetery)
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