{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-3.1712","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 3.1712","heading":"Effect of forfeiture on payment of burial benefits.","body":"(a) Forfeiture for fraud. VA will pay burial benefits, if otherwise in order, based on a deceased veteran who forfeited his or her right to receive benefits due to fraud under § 3.901, Fraud. However, VA will not pay burial benefits to a claimant who participated in fraudulent activity that resulted in forfeiture under § 3.901.\n(b) Forfeiture for treasonable acts or for subversive activity. VA will not pay burial benefits based on a period of service commencing before the date of commission of the offense if either the veteran or the claimant has forfeited the right to all benefits except insurance payments under § 3.902, Forfeiture for treasonable acts, or § 3.903, Forfeiture for subversive activities, because of a treasonable act or subversive activities, unless the offense was pardoned by the President of the U.S.\nCross Reference: § 3.1(aa), for the definition of “fraud.”","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 3—ADJUDICATION","Subpart B—Burial Benefits"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"36f6b27e1a0d76eb6af1887d1ae24d79c7ea1cb22762bc441c24baf9eef24d93","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-3.1711","next":"us/38-cfr-3.1713"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}