Frederick and Washington County Regional Veterans Treatment Court
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.
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Washington County, Maryland
Free help with a VA claim
- Maryland Veterans Benefits Specialists. Free, accredited help from the Department of Veterans and Military Families for a veteran, dependent, or survivor filing a federal or state claim. Offices are statewide, including several inside MVA branches. veterans.maryland.gov/benefits-services/how-apply-benefits
Find a VA-accredited representative: www.va.gov/get-help-from-accredited-representative/find-rep
Washington County benefits
Washington County Tax Credit for Platoon 22 Veterans Housing
From July 1, 2026, state law requires Washington County and its towns to credit 100% of their property tax on real property that Platoon 22, Incorporated owns and uses to house…
mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtp§ion=9-323&enactments=true
Washington County, Maryland, Disabled Veterans Real Property Tax Credit
A credit against the county property tax equal to the veteran’s permanent service-connected rating, from 10% to 100%, with no income test, and for the unremarried surviving…
Gate: Any permanent service-connected rating
Maryland benefits that apply here
Charlotte Hall Veterans Home
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
Maryland Complimentary Lifetime Hunting and Fishing Licenses
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
Maryland Disabled Veteran Dwelling Tax Exemption
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
Maryland Disabled Veteran License Plates
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
Maryland Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship
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
Maryland Military Retirement Income Subtraction
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.
Maryland Property Tax Exemption for Veterans Organizations
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
Maryland Purple Heart Hunting and Fishing Discount
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.
Maryland State Hiring Credit for Veterans
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
Maryland State Park Day-Use Waiver
Day-use entrance fees are waived for a veteran of the uniformed services at a Maryland state park, resident or not.
Maryland Veterans Cemeteries
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.