VetTOC · Veteran benefits reference
Find a VA-accredited representative: www.va.gov/get-help-from-accredited-representative/find-rep
A credit of 25% of the county property tax at a rating of 50% to 74%, or 50% at 75% or more for a veteran not already fully exempt, with a $100,000 income limit the county has…
Gate: At least 50% service-connected
From September 19, 2026, 30% of the county property tax on up to $500,000 of assessed value, with no time limit, for a military retiree of 65, a service member or veteran with…
A voluntary District Court treatment program for a veteran charged with a crime in Frederick or Washington County, Maryland, pairing the case with VA and treatment services.
Maryland state veterans home at Charlotte Hall, with skilled nursing and assisted living, for an honorably discharged Maryland veteran who is 62 or older, or disabled as…
Gate: Nursing-care payment at 70%
veterans.maryland.gov/benefits-services/healthcare/charlotte-hall-veterans-home
Free lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for a Maryland resident who is a 100% service-connected disabled veteran, a veteran VA finds unemployable, or a former prisoner of war.
Gate: 100% service-connected; Unemployable
Full exemption from state, county, and municipal property tax on the principal residence of a veteran VA has rated 100% service-connected, permanent, and total, or permanently…
Gate: 100% permanent and total; Permanent and total on the 100% path; Permanently unemployable; Permanent on the unemployability path
dat.maryland.gov/realproperty/Pages/Property-Tax-Exemptions.aspx
Free disabled-veteran plates from a 50% service-connected rating or an unemployability rating of 50% to 99%. At 100%, registration is free and permanent.
Gate: At least 50% service-connected; Unemployability rating
mva.maryland.gov/your-mva-guide/military-service-members/license-plates
Tuition and mandatory fees at a Maryland college for a veteran rated at least 25% service-connected who has used up federal education benefits, and for a child or unremarried…
Gate: At least 25% for the veteran applicant
mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/Pages/FinancialAid/ProgramDescriptions/prog_conroy.aspx
A subtraction of military retirement income from Maryland taxable income. The cap is $20,000 at age 55 or older, and $12,500 under age 55.
Property owned by a national veterans organization, or by one of its state departments, chapters or posts, is exempt from property tax when it is needed for and used only for the…
mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtp§ion=7-234&enactments=true
Half price on Maryland hunting and fishing licenses and the associated stamps for a Maryland veteran who received a Purple Heart. The medal alone is not the proof.
Ten points on a state selection test for an honorably discharged veteran. Two more points for a former prisoner of war.
Gate: Noncompetitive appointment at 30%
dbm.maryland.gov/jobseekers/Pages/DetermineEligibilityVeteransCredit.aspx
Day-use entrance fees are waived for a veteran of the uniformed services at a Maryland state park, resident or not.
Burial at one of five state veterans cemeteries. Eligibility follows National Cemetery Administration rules.
veterans.maryland.gov/benefits-services/burial/eligibility-and-requirements
79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.