Veterans Crisis Line. Call 988, then press 1. Text 838255. Chat at https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help-now/chat/
NCO brief kit · Free
If someone dies — FRG deck
Four offices. SGLI, SBP or RC-SBP, DIC, and burial. None of them files the others.
10 min · Family readiness · Education only. Not a claim. Not Army or VA product.
Slide 1 · Four doors · TOP's
Do not tell a spouse that casualty assistance filed everything.
- SGLI or VGLI: the beneficiary files. SGLV 8283. Not a VA disability form.
- SBP or RC-SBP pays only if it was elected. That call is DFAS.
- DIC: 21P-534EZ for a veteran, 21P-534a if they died on active duty.
1 / 2 · Verify on VA survivor compensation before anyone enrolls.
Slide 2 · The clocks · TOP's
Burial is separate. Accrued benefits have one year.
- Walkthrough: /signup/survivor-week.
- The FRG does not collect account numbers.
- An accredited VSO can help the survivor for free.
2 / 2 · Verify on VA survivor compensation before anyone enrolls.
