The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the monetary allowance for outer burial receptacles (OBR) for interments in VA national or grant-funded veterans cemeteries during 2025. The allowance is based on the average cost of government-furnished graveliners in 2024, minus administrative expenses, resulting in a payment of $430 for 2025. This is to assist with burial costs when a non-government OBR is chosen. The details were authorized by VA Secretary Denis McDonough and are now officially published.
Simple Explanation
The Department of Veterans Affairs decided that when veterans are buried in special cemeteries, their families can get $430 next year to help pay for the box that makes the grave safe; this helps if they don’t want to use the government’s gravel box.