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Burke County, Georgia

County · Printed 2026-11-05 · Intel current as of 2026-11-03 · localhost:3000/geos/county-ga-burke

Free help with a VA claim

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Burke County benefits

Augusta Judicial Circuit Veterans Treatment Court, serving Burke and Richmond Counties (Judges Jesse Stone and Ashley Wright; Program Director Amber Brewer)

The Augusta Judicial Circuit's Adult Felony Veterans' Treatment Program serves Burke and Richmond Counties - Superior Court Judges Jesse Stone and Ashley Wright presiding,…

www.augustaga.gov/499/AJC-Adult-Felony-Veterans-Treatment-Prog

Burke County Tax Commissioner (Marian S. Jackson) and Board of Tax Assessors (Phillip W. Wren, Chief Appraiser): the route with no own veteran amounts

The Burke County Tax Commissioner - Marian S. Jackson, 524 Myrick Street Suite A, Waynesboro (706-554-3223, fax 706-554-8746, burkecountytax.com, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.…

burkecountytax.com/property

GDVS Waynesboro Veterans Field Service Office in Burke County (Joseph Hurndon), inside the Burke County Office Park

Burke County's claims route is in the county: the Georgia Department of Veterans Service's Waynesboro Veterans Field Service Office - Veterans Service Officer and Manager Joseph…

veterans.georgia.gov/locations/waynesboro

Georgia benefits that apply here

Georgia Disabled Veteran Business Occupation Tax Exemption

A disabled veteran who is a Georgia resident and owes no Georgia income tax can run one business, peddle, or practise a profession in any county or city without paying the local…

veterans.georgia.gov/book/export/html/1496

Georgia Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption

An exemption of the greater of $32,500 or the current specially adapted housing grant maximum, on the home an honorably discharged disabled veteran owns and lives in.

Gate: 100% service-connected; Individual unemployability at the 100% rate

veterans.georgia.gov/disabled-veteran-homestead-tax-exemption

Georgia Disabled Veteran License Plates

Free disabled veteran plates for up to two passenger cars or motorcycles, with no registration fee, manufacturing fee, or annual fee, for a veteran who qualifies for the…

Gate: 100% service-connected; Individual unemployability at the 100% rate

veterans.georgia.gov/license-plates-disabled-veteran

Georgia Military Retirement Income Exclusion

For tax year 2026, a retiree under 62 can exclude up to $17,500 of military retirement income, and another $17,500 when Georgia earned income exceeds $17,500.

dor.georgia.gov/retirement-income-exclusion

Georgia Veteran Driver License

No fee for a veteran driver license. The Department of Veterans Service certifies an honorable discharge or a medical discharge, and certain National Guard service.

veterans.georgia.gov/book/export/html/1496

Georgia Veterans Preference in State Employment

On a scored state entrance exam, ten points are added to a passing score for a service-connected disability of at least 10%, and for the other people the personnel rule lists.

rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/478-1-.18

79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.