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Lucas County, Ohio

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

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Lucas County benefits

Lucas County Auditor: Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption

Lucas County's Auditor takes the State's disabled veteran homestead application, covering both a 100% rating and unemployability paid at 100%, but asks for a DD-214 showing an…

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

www.lucascountyohioauditor.gov/homestead/disabledveteran

Lucas County Veterans Service Commission: Ohio Veterans ID Card

In Lucas County the Veterans Service Commission, not the Recorder, issues the Ohio veterans ID card, free, weekdays at its office, on a photo ID, an Ohio address and the DD-214.

lucascountyvets.org/services

Lucas County Veterans Service Commission: Rides and Transit Passes for VA Care

Help getting to and from scheduled VA medical appointments, and for a veteran approved for TARPS paratransit or TARTA Flex, trip passes along with TARTA bus passes paid by the…

lucascountyvets.org/services

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.