Surviving Spouses Payments

Week of December 29, 2008

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced immediate actions to quickly identify and pay surviving spouses who are eligible to receive a one-time compensation or pension payment for the month of the veteran's death. Surviving spouses most likely to be effected by this processing problem are those who never applied to VA for survivors' benefits following the death of a veteran. Surviving spouses are encouraged to contact the Survivors' Call Center at the toll-free telephone number 1-800-749-8387, Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm central standard time. Inquiries may also be submitted through the Internet at the Veterans Benefits Administration website.

Learn more about Survivor Benefits.