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647 1st Ave. N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
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Veterans Services
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Main Office
2189 Cleveland St., Suite 201,
Clearwater, FL 33765
(727) 464-8460
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St Petersburg Office
501 1st Avenue N., Suite 517,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 582-7828
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 Veterans Services - Burial Allowance Benefits

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Assure Dignity for Deceased Veterans . . .

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We can help you receive benefits and services including headstones, markers, burial flags and burial in a national cemetery. 

We may help indigent or unclaimed veterans receive proper funeral services through our Pinellas County program.

For detailed information regarding Burial and Memorial Benefits, please go to this website www.cem.va.gov/index.asp link to external site which covers the following topics:

  • Burial Benefits available from the National Cemetery Administration
  • Eligibility
  • Preparing in Advance
  • How to Make Burial Arrangements in a National Cemetery at the Time of Need
  • Burial of Unclaimed, Indigent Veterans
  • Burial Flags
  • Donating Burial Flags to National Cemeteries
  • Burial Allowance Benefits
  • Survivor Benefits
  • Burial in a Private Cemetery
  • Burial at Sea

We will be glad to help you understand these benefits and apply for programs and services.