# Extension of Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) Application Period in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Interim final rule. · Published 2020-06-11 · Effective 2020-06-11 · 85 FR 35562
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-12559
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 35562
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 9
- **Publication date:** 2020-06-11
- **Effective date:** 2020-06-11
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this interim final rule to extend the deadline for former members insured under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) to apply for Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) coverage following separation from service in order to address the inability of members directly or indirectly affected by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency to purchase VGLI. This rule will be in effect for one year.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/11/2020-12559/extension-of-veterans-group-life-insurance-vgli-application-period-in-response-to-the-covid-19)
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