---
title: "§ 3.1701 Deceased veterans for whom VA may provide burial benefits."
document: "38 CFR"
section: "§ 3.1701"
canonical: "https://veteranai.co/va-regulations/38-cfr/3.1701-deceased-veterans-for-whom-va-may-provide-burial-benefits"
source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/section-3.1701"
updated: "2026-09-07T14:36:11.577504Z"
---

# § 3.1701. Deceased veterans for whom VA may provide burial benefits.

For purposes of providing burial benefits under subpart B of this part, the term “veteran” means the same as provided in 38 U.S.C. 101(2). A veteran must be deceased, and burial benefits for that veteran must be authorized by a specific provision of law. For purposes of the non-service-connected burial allowance under 38 U.S.C. 2303, the term “veteran” includes a person who died during a period deemed to be active military, naval, air, or space service under §§ 3.6(b)(7), 3.7(m) and 3.7(o).

[79 FR 32658, June 6, 2014, as amended at 87 FR 26126, May 3, 2022; 89 FR 78253, Sept. 25, 2024]