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VA grant-funded cemeteries recorded >43,705 interments of Veterans and eligible family members in FY2025 (≈25% of 174,705 total).
Available official information confirms that the phrasing and numbers in the claim match a December 2025 VA press release and companion distribution channels, which state that in FY 2025 “VA grant-funded cemeteries interred more than 43,705 Veterans and eligible family members, which is approximately 25% of the 174,705 total annual interments in all national and VA grant-funded Veterans cemeteries.” However, independently verifiable primary data (such as finalized FY 2025 National Cemetery Administration statistics or audited VA reports) that would substantiate the precise figures 43,705 and 174,705 are not yet publicly accessible. Because the only sources for these exact numbers are VA’s own news release and its republications, without an underlying statistical or budget document to cross-check, the accuracy of the specific counts and percentages cannot be fully verified at this time.
Verdict: Unclear, because while the figures are internally consistent and appear in an official VA press release, there is not yet an independently verifiable primary statistical publication confirming that FY 2025 interments totaled 43,705 in grant-funded cemeteries and 174,705 overall.