Complete the burial pre-authorization form before there is a need and send it with a copy of your DD214 to Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, Cemetery and Memorial Services, 287 West Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067, fax 860-616-3561, or email oaa-cms.dva@ct.gov. For questions call 860-616-3688.

• You were a Connecticut resident at the time of death, or you were a Connecticut resident when you entered the U.S. Armed Forces
• You were discharged from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable, died while serving on active duty, served at least 20 years in the National Guard or Reserves and are eligible for military retired pay (or would have been except that death occurred before age 60), or were a reserve component member activated for federal service
• Family members qualify through the veteran, with dependent children limited to unmarried children under 21, under 23 if a full-time student at an approved school, or a child who developed a lifelong disability before age 21