Application for Accrued Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary, VA Form 21P-601

VA Form 21P-601 is used to gather the information necessary to determine a claimant’s entitlement to accrued benefits. Accrued benefits are amounts of VA benefits due, but unpaid, to beneficiary at the time of his or her death. Benefits are paid to eligible survivors based on the priority described in 38 U.S.C. §5121(a). When there are no eligible survivors entitled to accrued benefits based on their relationship to the deceased beneficiary, the person or persons who bore the expenses of the beneficiary’s last illness and burial may claim reimbursement for these expenses from accrued amounts.

The latest form for Application for Accrued Amounts Due a Deceased Beneficiary, VA Form 21P-601 expires 2022-09-30 and can be found here.