VA · va-other · Published 2009-05-01 · Effective 2009-05-01 · 74 FR 20225
Document
Document number
E9-10022
Federal Register citation
74 FR 20225
CFR reference
38 CFR 38
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2009-05-01
Effective date
2009-05-01
Abstract
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending existing regulations regarding the authority to provide Government-furnished memorial headstones and markers. Memorial headstones or markers are provided in certain circumstances to memorialize eligible veterans and certain family members whose remains are not available for interment. Pursuant to Sec. 810 of Public Law 110-389, the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008, eligibility for a memorial headstone or marker for placement in a national or State veterans cemetery has been extended to a veteran's surviving spouse who had a subsequent remarriage and whose remains are unavailable for interment. Previously, a memorial headstone or marker could be provided for a veteran's surviving spouse who had a subsequent remarriage only if that remarriage was terminated by death or divorce. This final rule is necessary to incorporate a statutory amendment into VA regulations.