###### November 14, 2006 M21-1, Part I

**Change 54**

**Appendix B**

**BURIAL, PLOT AND HEADSTONE/MARKER BENEFITS**

Historical and Current

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                     10/1/80   10/1/81   10/1/82   10/1/83   10/1/84   10/1/85   10/1/86   10/1/87   10/1/88   10/1/89   10/1/90   10/1/91

  Headstone/Marker                                                                                                                 

  PL 95-476          \$59      \$63      \$67      \$68      \$70      \$71      \$71      \$76      \$80      \$85      \$85      \$97

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                     10/1/92   10/1/93   10/1/94   10/1/95   10/1/96   10/1/97   10/1/98   10/1/99   10/1/00   10/1/01   10/1/02   10/1/03

  Headstone/Marker                                                                                                                 

  PL 95-476          \$96      \$98      \$100     \$101     \$96      \$109     \$96      \$90      \$94      \$109     \$101     \$112
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                     10/1/04   10/01/05                                                         

  Headstone/Marker                                                                              

  PL 95-476          \$113     \$128                                                            
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              PL       PL 73-2   PL 79-796 PL 79-529 PL 85-674 PL 93-43  PL 95-479 PL        PL 107-103
              68-242                                                               100-322   

              6/7/24   3/31/33   10/5/40   7/24/46   8/18/58   6/18/73   10/1/78   4/1/88    12/1/01

                                                                                             

  SC BURIAL   \$100    \$75      \$100     \$150     \$250     \$800     \$1,100   \$1,500   \*\$2,000

  NSC BURIAL  \$100    \$75      \$100     \$150     \$250     \$250     \$300     \$300     \$300

  PLOT                                                         \$150     \$150     \$150     \$300
  ALLOWANCE                                                                                  

  STATE                                                                                      
  CEMETERY                                                                                   

  PLOT                                                                   \$150     \$150     \$300
  ALLOWANCE                                                                                  
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Note 1: The P.L. 107-103 service-connected burial rate applies in cases
where death occurred on or after 9/11/01.

Note 2: The headstone/marker allowance is payable only if the veteran
died between 10/18/78 and 11/1/90. The rate payable is determined by
when the headstone/marker was purchased For example, the rate payable
would be \$98 if the veteran died on 7/1/85 and the headstone/marker was
purchased on 9/29/94.

> XV-1

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