Servicemembers' & Veterans' Group Life Insurance
Coverage and Features
Download SGLI and VGLI Forms
You may download SGLI and VGLI forms on this page.
Note: Servicemembers ' and Veterans' Group Life Insurance forms are created by the Office of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, which administers these programs for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and are made available on this web site as a courtesy to veterans and service members. The forms provided on this page, although reviewed by VA, are not VA forms.
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Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance/Veterans' Group Life Insurance (SGLI/VGLI) forms
Form |
Description |
|---|---|
SGL 180 updated November 2008 |
Use this form to reinstate a lapsed VGLI policy. |
| SGLV 8283 Claim for Death Benefits (SGLI/VGLI) |
Use this form to claim SGLI or VGLI proceeds for a deceased policyholder. |
| SGLV 8283A Claim for Family Coverage Death Benefits (SGLI) |
Use this form to claim FSGLI proceeds for a deceased spouse or dependent. |
| SGLV 8284 Servicemember/Veteran Accelerated Benefits Option Form |
Use this form to request an advance insurance payment for a service member or veteran that is terminally ill. |
| SGLV 8284A Family Coverage Accelerated Benefits Option Form |
Use this form to request an advance insurance payment for a spouse that is terminally ill. |
| SGLV 8285 Request for Insurance (SGLI) |
Use this form to request SGLI insurance when it has previously been declined. |
| SGLV 8285A Request for Family Coverage for Spouse (SGLI) |
Use this form to request FSGLI coverage when it has previously been declined. |
SGLV 8286 updated May 2009 |
Use this form to reduce or decline SGLI coverage OR to designate or update the beneficiary on a SGLI policy. |
SGLV 8286A updated July 2006 |
Use this form to reduce or decline FSGLI coverage. |
SGLV 8600 updated September 2009 |
Use this form to certify a traumatic injury for TSGLI coverage. |
SGLV 8700 |
This form is used by military casualty and personnel offices only. |
SGLV 8714 |
Use this form to apply for VGLI insurance. |
| SGLV 8715 Application for SGLI Disability Extension updated April 2007 |
Use this form to apply for a free extension (up to two years) of SGLI coverage if you are a totally disabled at time of discharge. |
SGLV 8721 |
Use this form to designate or change the beneficiary for your VGLI policy. |
| SGL Pamphlet 74-17 Information Pamphlet for Converting SGLI to VGLI |
This pamphlet gives information and step by step instructions for converting SGLI to VGLI |
Participating Companies Brochure updated July 2009 |
This pamphlet gives a list of commercial insurance companies that will accept a SGLI, FSGLI or VGLI conversion. |