Requesting Disinterment of an Eligible Decedent From a National Cemetery
VA · va-other · Published 2022-08-17 · Effective 2022-09-16 · 87 FR 50574
Document
Document number
2022-17637
Federal Register citation
87 FR 50574
CFR reference
38 CFR 38
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2022-08-17
Effective date
2022-09-16
Abstract
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulations governing disinterment of eligible decedents interred in VA national cemeteries to clarify that, if the individual who initiated the interment does not consent to a disinterment or is not alive to provide consent, or all living immediate family members are not in agreement, anyone seeking disinterment of an eligible decedent must obtain an order from a court or State instrumentality of competent jurisdiction to direct the disinterment.