Other Benefits for Veterans in California

California State Veterans Cemeteries & Burial Benefits

CalVet operates three California State Veterans Cemeteries - Northern California Veterans Cemetery (Igo), Yountville, and California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery (Seaside) - offering interment, memorialization, and military funeral honors for eligible veterans and dependents.

Eligibility: Veterans who died on active duty, or served on active duty (other than for training) and were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable, per U.S. VA national cemetery standards; eligible spouses and dependents may also be interred. Pre-need eligibility determination is available at no cost.

Estimated value: State cemetery interment and memorialization; Military Funeral Honors on request

How to apply: Apply for pre-need eligibility or at time of need through the state veterans cemetery or your County Veterans Service Office.