Idaho County Recorders: Free, Closed Discharge Recording
No Idaho public officer may charge a veteran for recording or indexing discharge papers or for certified copies of them; a recorded DD-214 is not a public record without the…
legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title65/t65ch3/sect65-301
Idaho Disabled Veteran Hunting and Fishing Licenses and Free Big Game Tags
A $5 resident license at a 40% rating, with deeply reduced tag fees.
Gate: 40% service-connected
idfg.idaho.gov/licenses
Idaho Disabled Veteran State Parks Pass
A lifetime pass waiving the vehicle entrance fee for one vehicle and the campsite fee for one site at Idaho state parks, for an Idaho resident rated 100% permanent and total…
Gate: 100% total and permanent
parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/Vet-Application-2025.pdf
Idaho Military Retirement Income Deduction
A deduction for military retired pay, available to a retired service member who is disabled or 62 or older, which is a lower age bar than Idaho applies to other pensions.
tax.idaho.gov/taxes/income-tax/individual-income/popular-credits-and-deductions/idaho-retirement-benefits-deduction
Idaho National Guard State Education Assistance Program
The Idaho National Guard's State Education Assistance Program reimburses tuition and fees at Idaho higher education and vocational schools for Guard members; the Legislature cut…
www.imd.idaho.gov/idaho-army-national-guard/education
Idaho Operation Education Scholarship at the University of Idaho
Operation Education at the University of Idaho is an individualized scholarship for veterans who sustained a permanent disability while serving since September 11, 2001, and in…
Gate: A permanent service-connected disability from post-9/11 service
www.uidaho.edu/military-veteran/scholarships/operation-education
Idaho Property Tax Benefit for Veterans with Disabilities
Up to $1,500 off the property tax on the home and one acre, at a 100% rating or individual unemployability.
Gate: 100% service-connected; Compensation at 100% due to individual unemployability
tax.idaho.gov/taxes/property/homeowners/veteran-benefit
Idaho Property Tax Reduction (Circuit Breaker): Disabled Veterans
Idaho's income-tested Property Tax Reduction takes $250 to $1,500 off the tax on the home and up to an acre, and a veteran rated 10% or more, or drawing a VA pension for a…
Gate: 10% service-connected, or a VA pension
legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title63/t63ch7/sect63-701
Idaho Resident Tuition for Service Members and Veterans
Idaho Code 33-3717B makes resident students of a service member who entered service as an Idaho resident, one stationed in Idaho, an Idaho National Guard member, their supported…
legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title33/t33ch37/sect33-3717b
Idaho State Veterans Cemeteries
Two state cemeteries, at Boise and Blackfoot, with casket burial, in-ground and columbarium niches for cremated remains and scattering gardens, open to veterans from any state;…
veterans.idaho.gov/cemeteries
Idaho State Veterans Homes
Four state skilled nursing homes, at Boise, Pocatello, Lewiston and Post Falls, for Idaho residents discharged under honorable conditions with at least 90 days of service and a…
veterans.idaho.gov/veterans-homes
Idaho Veteran Designation on a Driver License
A VETERAN designation on an Idaho driver's licence or ID card, free on a new or renewed card and for the $15 duplicate fee at any other time, on proof of an honorable discharge,…
itd.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Veterans_Designation.pdf
Idaho Veteran and Disabled Veteran License Plates
Idaho registers one vehicle free with Disabled Veteran (D.V.) plates and a parking placard for a veteran paid for a 100% service-connected disability, the loss or loss of use of…
Gate: 100% service-connected compensation for the free plate
itd.idaho.gov/itddmv/?target=special-plates
Idaho Veterans Financial Assistance Grants
Emergency grants of up to $1,500 from the Idaho Division of Veterans Services for an honorably discharged veteran now living in Idaho who entered service from Idaho or has lived…
veterans.idaho.gov/benefits-services/state
Idaho Veterans Preference in Public Employment
In a first appointment with the State, a county or a city, a veteran with 90 days of continuous active duty separated under honorable conditions is preferred over applicants who…
Gate: 10% for ten points, 30% for an offered interview
veterans.idaho.gov/benefits-services/state
Idaho Veterans Treatment Courts
Idaho has seven veterans treatment courts, run by the district courts as Idaho Supreme Court treatment courts: Kootenai (Coeur d'Alene), Nez Perce (Lewiston), Canyon (Caldwell),…
isc.idaho.gov/about-the-courts/treatment-courts