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Geauga County, Ohio

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Geauga County benefits

Geauga County Auditor: Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption

The Geauga County Auditor, 231 Main Street, Suite 1A, Chardon (440-279-1617), takes the State's disabled veteran homestead credit on DTE 105I by December 31, but its homestead…

Gate: 100 percent or paid at 100 percent for unemployability

auditor.geauga.oh.gov/real-estate/homestead-exemption

Geauga County Recorder: Free Discharge Recording and the Veterans' ID Card

The Geauga County Recorder, 231 Main Street, Suite 1-C, Chardon (440-279-2020), records a DD-214 free and, once the discharge is recorded, prints a Veterans' ID Card while the…

recorder.co.geauga.oh.us/veterans-id-cards

Ohio benefits that apply here

Ohio Civil Service Examination Credit for Veterans

A veteran who passes an Ohio classified civil service exam gets 20% of the grade added, and a Guard or reserve member who has finished initial training gets 15%.

codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-124.23

Ohio County Recorders: Free Discharge Recording and the Ohio Veterans ID Card

Every county recorder must record a discharge free, keep it out of the public record for 75 years, give one free certified copy, and expunge it or the separation code on request.

codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-317.24

Ohio Disabled Veteran License Plates and Driver License

No registration fee, service fee, or local motor vehicle tax on the first vehicle for a veteran rated or compensated at 100% service-connected, or awarded a VA vehicle allowance.

Gate: Rated or compensated at 100%

www.bmv.ohio.gov/military-veterans-with-disabilities-plates.aspx

Ohio Veterans Homes

State nursing care at Sandusky and Georgetown for an honorably discharged Ohio veteran who served in wartime, or holds a listed expeditionary medal, and who cannot earn a living…

dvs.ohio.gov/veterans-homes/apply-today

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