VA Disability Benefits by State
State-specific VA resources, regional offices, veteran population data, and state benefits for disabled veterans.
Your VA disability compensation is set by federal law and does not change when you move — but almost everything else about being a disabled veteran does. Property tax exemptions, vehicle registration waivers, free hunting and fishing licenses, in-state tuition waivers, state veterans homes, and which VA Regional Office processes your claim all depend on the state you live in. The state guides on this page document the state-specific benefits that stack on top of your federal compensation, plus the actual VA Medical Centers and Regional Offices serving each state.
A few states are worth highlighting because their state-level benefits substantially change the math for disabled veterans. Texas offers a tiered property tax exemption that goes to a full exemption at 100% disability and adds the Hazelwood Act for tuition. Florida exempts 100% disabled veterans from property tax entirely and has no state income tax. California offers the Disabled Veterans' Property Tax Exemption with a low- and basic-income tier that scales annually. Several states (including Texas, Florida, Wyoming, and Tennessee) also have no state income tax, which means VA disability compensation, military retirement pay, and all other federal benefits are never reduced at the state level.
Which VA Regional Office handles your claim is also state-dependent and matters more than most veterans realize: regional offices have different workloads, different historical grant rates, and different processing speeds. Your assigned office is set by your residential address, and changing addresses can change your office. Each state guide below lists the controlling Regional Office (and its address), the major VA Medical Centers in the state, and the state-specific tip we would give a veteran filing from that location. For the federal claims process itself — which is identical in every state — see How to File a VA Disability Claim.
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Alabama
Alabama disabled veterans: full homestead tax exemption when P&T, fee-free DV plates from 10%, and G.I. Dependent Scholarship tuition for families at 40%+.
Arkansas
Arkansas disabled veterans: no state tax on home and personal property at 100% P&T, a free DV plate, and a $52.50 lifetime hunting and fishing license at 70%.
Delaware
Delaware credits 100% of school property tax for P&T veterans, is raising its military pension exclusion to $25,000, and offers free hunting licenses at 60%.
Florida
Florida fully exempts the homestead of P&T disabled veterans, gives free hunting and fishing licenses at a 50% rating, and has no state income tax.
Georgia
Georgia disabled veteran benefits: homestead exemption up to $121,812 (2025), free DV plates with a vehicle tax break, and 10-point state hiring preference.
Kentucky
Kentucky veterans: $49,100 homestead exemption for totally disabled vets, no-fee plates at 100%, and a $12.68 all-in sportsman's license at 50% or higher.
Louisiana
Louisiana disabled veteran benefits: homestead add-on exemptions at 50%, 70% and 100%, free hunting and fishing licenses, Title 29 tuition, and five state veterans homes.
Maryland
Maryland disabled veteran benefits: full property tax exemption at 100% P&T, military retirement subtraction up to $20,000, free DV plates, Conroy Scholarship, Charlotte Hall.
Mississippi
Mississippi disabled veteran benefits: full homestead ad valorem exemption for total disability, tax-free retirement and VA pay, $1 DAV plates, and four state veterans homes.
North Carolina
North Carolina disabled veteran benefits: $45,000 homestead exclusion at 100% P&T with no income limit, military retirement deduction at 20 years, free DV plates, and five state veterans homes.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma benefits for 100% disabled veterans: full homestead property tax exemption and a $25,000/year sales tax exemption, plus tax-free military retirement.
South Carolina
South Carolina veteran benefits: P&T property tax exemption on home, 5 acres and 2 vehicles (PT-401-I), untaxed military retirement, tuition for children.
Tennessee
Tennessee veteran benefits: property tax relief on up to $175,000 of home value for P&T veterans, a free first DV plate, a $10 hunt/fish license and 5 state homes.
Texas
Texas veteran benefits: full homestead exemption at 100% or IU, 150 Hazlewood hours, a free DV Super Combo license, $3 DV plates, VLB loans and no income tax.
Virginia
Virginia benefits: no real estate tax on the home and one vehicle for 100% P&T veterans, a $40,000 military retirement subtraction, and VMSDEP tuition waivers.
Washington, D.C.
DC veterans rated P&T or paid at 100% for unemployability can cut $445,000 from their home's assessed value and skip the yearly registration fee on one car.
West Virginia
West Virginia veterans rated 90-100% P&T can recoup paid property tax through the Disabled Veteran Real Property Tax Credit; 100% P&T get fee-free DV plates.
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Alaska
Alaska veterans rated 50%+: $150,000 off a home's assessed value, a free permanent hunting, fishing and trapping card, and no-cost DV plates. No income tax.
Arizona
Arizona veterans rated 100% or TDIU pay no property tax on their home from 2026, no vehicle license tax on one car, and no state tax on military retirement.
California
California veterans: a $180,671 property tax exemption at 100% or IU, up to $20,000 of military retirement tax-free, and no-fee DV plates.
Colorado
Colorado veterans: 50% property tax exemption on the first $200,000 of home value at 100% P&T or IU, plus a free lifetime fishing license at 50% rating.
Hawaii
Hawaii veteran benefits: no state tax on military pensions, county home tax exemptions for 100% disabled veterans, and state veterans homes in Hilo and Kapolei.
Idaho
Idaho veteran benefits: up to $1,500 off property taxes at 100% disability, free D.V. plate registration, and $5 DAV hunting licenses at a 40%+ rating.
Montana
Montana disabled veteran benefits: income-based MDV property tax reduction at 100%, a 50% working military retirement exemption, MUS tuition waivers, and three veterans homes.
Nevada
Nevada disabled veteran benefits: no state income tax, a 60%-and-up exemption usable on property tax or vehicle GST, a $15 hunting and fishing combo at 50%, and interview rights for state jobs.
New Mexico
New Mexico veteran benefits: disabled veteran and $10,000 veteran property tax exemptions, a $30,000 military retirement exemption, free lifetime hunting and fishing at 100%, free DV plates.
Oregon
Oregon disabled veteran benefits: up to $32,512 property tax exemption at 40%+, free hunting and fishing license at 25%+, and free state park camping.
Utah
Utah disabled veteran benefits: a property tax exemption on up to $535,459 of taxable value, a military retirement credit, four state veterans homes, and more.
Washington
Washington veterans rated 80%+ may qualify for a county property tax exemption that expands in 2027, and 100% rated veterans get fee-exempt DAV plates.
Wyoming
Wyoming veteran benefits: the $6,000 assessed-value property tax exemption, free registration on one Disabled Veteran plate, lifetime licenses at 50% and 100%, no income tax.
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Connecticut
Connecticut fully exempts the home of P&T disabled veterans from property tax, fully deducts military retirement pay, and waives tuition for wartime veterans.
Maine
Maine veteran benefits: $6,000 property tax exemption, fully tax-free military retirement, lifetime free hunting and fishing at 50%, and tuition waivers for dependents.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts disabled veteran benefits: $2,500 yearly state annuity at 100%, Clause 22 property tax exemptions, tax-free military pensions, and HERO Act fee waivers.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire disabled veteran benefits: a $700 to $5,000 total disability property tax credit, full exemption for adapted homes, no income tax, perpetual licenses, and 5/10-point hiring preference.
New Jersey
New Jersey veteran benefits: full property tax exemption at 100% P&T, a $250 deduction, tax-free military pensions plus a $6,000 exemption, free licenses at any SC rating.
New York
New York veteran benefits: Alternative Veterans Exemption plus a new P&T property tax exemption from October 2026, tax-free military pensions, $5 licenses at 40%, and Veterans Tuition Awards.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania veteran benefits: the need-based Disabled Veterans' Real Estate Tax Exemption, untaxed military pensions, free DV hunting licenses, 10 hiring points.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island veteran benefits: free public college tuition at a 10%+ rating, untaxed military pensions, town-set property tax exemptions, free plates at 100%.
Vermont
Vermont veteran benefits: a $10,000-$40,000 property tax exemption at a 50% rating, Act 71's military retirement tax exemption, and free licenses at 60%.
Midwest
Illinois
Illinois exempts the first $250,000 of home EAV for 70%+ disabled veterans, doesn't tax military retirement, and gives free hunting licenses at 10%.
Indiana
Indiana now deducts 100% of assessed home value for totally disabled vets, doesn't tax military retirement, and sells disabled vets a $2.75 hunt/fish license.
Iowa
Iowa pays the full homestead property tax for 100% P&T and IU-rated veterans, exempts military retirement from income tax, and offers a $7 lifetime license.
Kansas
Kansas veterans: free permanent hunting and fishing license at 30%, a sales tax exemption for 100% P&T or TDIU from July 2026, and K-40SVR property tax refunds.
Michigan
Michigan disabled veteran benefits: full homestead property tax exemption at 100% P&T or TDIU (no annual refiling since 2025), free hunting and fishing licenses, three veteran homes.
Minnesota
Minnesota disabled veteran benefits: $150,000 or $300,000 homestead market value exclusion, fully tax-free military retirement, free licenses at 100%, eight veterans homes.
Missouri
Missouri veteran benefits: 100% deductible military retirement, a circuit breaker credit up to $1,100 at 100%, permit-free hunting at 60%, free DV plates, seven veterans homes.
Nebraska
Nebraska disabled veteran benefits: full homestead exemption at 100% P&T or TDIU with no income limit, tax-free military retirement, a 2026 motor vehicle tax exemption, free permits at 50%.
North Dakota
North Dakota disabled veteran benefits: property tax credit of up to $9,000 of taxable value at 50%+, tax-free military retirement, $10 licenses, and free tuition for dependents of 100% veterans.
Ohio
Ohio disabled veteran benefits: enhanced homestead exemption ($59,400 of value in 2026) for 100% or TDIU veterans, tax-free military retirement, free plates.
South Dakota
South Dakota veteran benefits: a $200,000 home exemption for P&T veterans, full exemption for paraplegic veterans, fee-free DV registration and no income tax.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin veteran benefits: a refundable credit for 100% of property taxes (100% or IU rating), Wisconsin GI Bill tuition remission, tax-free military retirement.