VetTOC · Veteran benefits reference
Find a VA-accredited representative: www.va.gov/get-help-from-accredited-representative/find-rep
The Columbia County Assessor (503-397-2240) takes the State's disabled veteran or surviving spouse exemption from January 1 to April 1 for the next tax year; its page shortens…
Gate: 40 percent or more disabled
The Columbia County Clerk records a veteran's DD-214 with "no charge" against $101 for an ordinary first page, at the courthouse, 230 Strand Street, St.
Columbia County Parks takes 10% off the $40 annual parks pass and off camping for disabled veterans, as it does for seniors; the October 2026 fee review that raises campsite…
Columbia County Circuit Court runs a Veteran's Treatment Court for county residents (within a mile of the county line) charged with a new felony or a felony probation violation,…
www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/columbia/programs-services/Pages/treatment-court.aspx
State trust officers who manage money for a veteran or family member who cannot, either as a court-appointed conservator or as a representative payee.
A free combination license covering hunting, fishing, shellfish, and the Columbia River Basin Endorsement at a 25% rating, plus a $25 elk tag.
Gate: Overall disability rating of 25% or more
Exempts $27,092 or $32,512 of homestead assessed value for the 2026-27 tax year at a 40% disability, indexed up 3% annually.
Gate: Certified disabilities of 40% or more
www.oregon.gov/dor/forms/FormsPubs/veteran-spouse-exemption_310-676.pdf
Oregon subtracts military retired pay only for service before October 1, 1991, prorated by months.
www.oregon.gov/dor/forms/FormsPubs/publication-or-pit-vet_101-009.pdf
100% of tuition at the in-state rate at Oregon public universities and community colleges for a drilling Guard member.
A veteran discharged honorably pays resident tuition at an Oregon public institution after establishing physical presence in Oregon within 12 months of enrolling, with no waiting…
Free camping and free day-use parking at Oregon state parks at any level of service-connected disability, with no rating floor.
Oregon runs no state veterans cemetery. Burial for an Oregon veteran goes through a VA national cemetery, and every headstone, flag, and allowance in this area is a federal…
A no-extra-fee veteran designation on an Oregon driver license or ID, added when the card is issued.
A state-run mortgage, not the federal VA guaranty. Oregon is one of only three states that lends to veterans directly, up to four loans in a lifetime, and the property has to be…
An enforceable right to time off on November 11 from any Oregon employer, paid or unpaid at the employer’s choice.
A full tuition waiver at Oregon public universities and OHSU for the child or spouse of a veteran rated 100% or killed in service.
olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3920
Up to $5,000 for a veteran stuck short of finishing a program, either because a required class is not offered or because a balance on the student account blocks registration.
A one-time grant for a veteran or immediate family member in emergency financial need, paid directly to creditors.
www.oregon.gov/odva/Benefits/Pages/Emergency-Assistance.aspx
Five percentage points for a veteran and ten for a disabled veteran at every level of Oregon government, and unlike most states it applies to promotions too.
Gate: A service-connected disability rating, any compensable level
Two skilled nursing homes, at The Dalles with 151 beds and Lebanon with 154.
79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.