The Last Duty

Your VA compensation stops the day you die. Some things carry on to your spouse, and some she has to claim from zero, often while she is grieving and cannot find your DD-214. This book is a handoff, written veteran to veteran. It walks you through what ends and what continues, getting a clean copy of your service record, finishing or filing claims while you can, the one-year rule on a pending claim, the burial and memorial forms, the difference between a power of attorney and VA representation, the binder of papers, passwords and people your spouse will need, and how to spot the callers who prey on widows. Then you test it with a ten-minute rehearsal. The book prints no dollar amounts on purpose; it tells you where to get the current figure.