# Applicants for VA Memorialization Benefits
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2016-03-02 · Effective 2016-04-01 · 81 FR 10765
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-04553
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 10765
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 38
- **Publication date:** 2016-03-02
- **Effective date:** 2016-04-01
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its regulations defining who may apply for a headstone or marker. The rule expands the types of individuals who may request headstones and markers on behalf of decedents.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/03/02/2016-04553/applicants-for-va-memorialization-benefits)
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