VetTOC · Veteran benefits reference
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The Spokane County Assessor's newest application packet and thresholds are for taxes collected in 2026, at the old 80% rating.
Gate: 40% service-connected, from taxes collected in 2027
www.spokanecounty.gov/281/SeniorDisabled-Person-Tax-Exemption
Spokane County District Court's Veterans Court takes current and former members, Guard and reserve included, charged with a county misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor, who have a…
Spokane County's three golf courses sell active-duty, retired and former military members the season Discount Pass for $22 instead of $75 in 2026, which cuts an 18-hole round…
Spokane Transit gives veterans and active-duty members half fare through its Stars & Stripes program: $1.00 a ride instead of $2.00 in 2026, on a Reduced Fare Connect card.
Every Washington county must levy a property tax for a veterans' assistance fund and run a programme for indigent veterans and their families, advised by a board of veterans, and…
One personal-use vehicle registered free of vehicle license fees, plate fees and excise taxes for a veteran with a 100% rating expected to last more than a year, the loss of use…
Gate: 100% service-connected, expected to last more than a year
Every Washington county auditor must record a resident veteran's discharge without charge, and a certified copy is prima facie proof of service, citizenship and birth.
Washington levies no individual income tax through 2027, so military retired pay, Survivor Benefit Plan annuities, VA compensation and Thrift Savings Plan withdrawals are untaxed…
A free lifetime pass at a 30% rating covering day use, camping, moorage, boat launching, and trailer dump at Washington state parks.
Gate: Combined service-connected rating of 30% or more
parks.wa.gov/passes-permits/get-park-pass/lifetime-disabled-veteran-pass
A grant rather than an exemption, paying part of the property tax for an unmarried surviving spouse aged 62 or older, or disabled, whose veteran died of a service-connected cause…
An exemption from regular and excess property tax levies at a 40% rating from taxes collected in 2027 (80% before), or a total disability rating.
Gate: 40% service-connected evaluation, from taxes collected in 2027; Total disability rating
lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1106.SL.htm
A resident veteran with a qualifying discharge and a 30% service-connected rating, or 65 or older with any service-connected rating, gets the combination fishing license for…
Gate: 30% service-connected, or any rating at 65 or older
The state cemetery at Medical Lake, near Fairchild Air Force Base, buries an eligible veteran at no cost.
dva.wa.gov/veterans-service-members-and-their-families/cemetery
Four state veterans homes, at Orting, Port Orchard, Spokane and Walla Walla, all Medicare and Medicaid certified.
dva.wa.gov/veterans-service-members-and-their-families/veterans-homes
State colleges must waive all undergraduate tuition and fees for the child or spouse of a veteran who became totally disabled in service or died in service, up to 200 quarter…
Gate: The veteran became totally disabled in service
State colleges may waive all or part of tuition and fees for an eligible veteran or Guard member.
A free VETERAN designation on a driver license or identification card for a veteran with a qualifying discharge (RCW 46.20.161).
Free WDVA certification for a business at least 51% owned and controlled by a veteran with a qualifying discharge, a VA compensation or pension recipient, or an active or reserve…
dva.wa.gov/veterans-service-members-and-their-families/veteran-owned-businesses
Emergency financial assistance for a post-9/11 Washington veteran in financial hardship, through the Defenders Fund for immediate crises and the Competitive Grant Fund for…
Ten percent added to a passing examination score for a wartime veteran not receiving military retirement, and five percent for a veteran who is, or who did not serve in a war…
79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.