---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 3.1701"
title: "38"
number: "3.1701"
heading: "Deceased veterans for whom VA may provide burial benefits."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/3.1701"
---

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


For purposes of providing burial benefits under [subpart B](/cfr/38/subpartB.md) of this part, the term “veteran” means the same as provided in [38 U.S.C. 101(2)](/usc/38/101.md?p=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](/usc/38/2303.md), 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)](/cfr/38/3.6.md?p=b-7), [3.7(m)](/cfr/38/3.7.md?p=m) and [3.7(o)](/cfr/38/3.7.md?p=o).


## Notes

### Amendments

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

### Source

Source: 79 FR 32658, June 6, 2014, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 105 Stat. 386, 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 2303-2308, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

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