Helpful Links

Helpful Links

DEATH CERTIFICATES

VA Department of Health

MD Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

DC Department of Health

SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS

Social Security Administration

For benefits information, visit the Social Security Administration's website.


The Social Security Administration has a toll-free number that operates from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday: 1-800-772-1213. If you have a touch-tone phone, recorded information and services are available 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays. People who are deaf or hard of hearing may call their toll-free TTY number, 1-800-325-0778, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Please have your Social Security number handy when you call.

VETERAN'S BENEFITS

Veterans Administration

Benefits from the Veterans Administration may be available to help defray funeral and cemetery expenses. For detailed information about benefits, including Military Funeral Honors, please visit the United States Department of Veterans Affairs website or call 1-800-827-1000.

OBITUARIES

The Washington Post

Death Notices are paid classified advertisements placed by the family or a funeral home. They usually contain information about funeral services. For more information call (202) 334-4122.