Maine Does Not Tax Military Retired Pay
Military retirement plan benefits are deducted in full from Maine taxable income, with no cap and no income phase-out.
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Maine benefits
Maine Free Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses for Disabled Veterans
A free combination hunting, trapping and fishing licence with most permits included at a 50 percent service-connected disability rating, plus free scallop, lobster and crab…
Gate: A service-connected disability rating of at least 50 percent; Free camping requires the 100 percent plate
Maine Free Lifetime Veteran State Park and Museum Pass
A free lifetime day-use pass to Maine state parks, museums and historic sites for any Maine resident veteran with an honorable or general under honorable conditions discharge.
www.maine.gov/veterans/benefits/recreational-licenses/lifetime-park-museum-pass
Maine Free Public Records for VA Claims and Confidential Discharge Records
Certified copies of public records needed for a VA claim are free to a veteran or their representative, and a military discharge document filed with a Maine public agency stays…
Maine Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans
Up to three automobiles are exempt from the annual municipal excise tax for a veteran receiving compensation for a total service-connected disability, or one granted free…
Maine National Guard Education Assistance Program
Full tuition at a Maine college or university for a member of the Maine National Guard, up to 130 credits toward a bachelor’s, associate, certificate or licence, with a one-year…
Maine Property Tax Exemption for Survivors of a Veteran
$6,000 of just value for an unremarried surviving spouse or minor child of a qualifying veteran, and for a widowed parent aged 62 or older who receives federal compensation for a…
Maine SaluteME and Salute Home Again Mortgage Programs
A half-point interest rate discount on a MaineHousing 30-year fixed mortgage for a veteran or service member, with the first-time homebuyer requirement waived under the Salute…
www.mainehousing.org/programs-services/homebuyer/homebuyerdetail/salute-me
Maine Specially Adapted Housing Property Tax Exemption
$50,000 of just value off the homestead for a wartime veteran who received a federal specially adapted housing grant, and for an unremarried surviving spouse of such a veteran.
Maine State Employment Veterans Preference
A qualified veteran who applies for a Maine state job is guaranteed an interview, and the Bureau of Human Resources helps a veteran who is not hired find other openings.
Maine Veteran Property Tax Exemption
$6,000 of just value off the homestead for a wartime veteran who has reached 62, or at any age for a veteran receiving compensation for a total disability.
Maine Veterans' Dental Network
Free dental care for a Maine veteran who is uninsured, cannot afford dental insurance, and does not have a 100 percent service-connected disability.
Gate: A 100 percent service-connected determination makes a veteran ineligible
Maine Veterans' Dependents Educational Benefits
Free tuition and mandatory fees at Maine public colleges for the spouse and children of a veteran who is totally and permanently disabled from service, was killed in action, or…
Maine Veterans' Emergency Financial Assistance Program
Emergency grants of up to $2,000 for a Maine veteran facing home damage, illness, homelessness or a dental emergency, with dental capped at $500. It is a grant rather than a loan.
Maine Veterans' Homes
Six skilled nursing and rehabilitation homes at Augusta, Bangor, Caribou, Machias, Scarborough and South Paris.
Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery System
Plot, grave opening and closing, concrete liners and perpetual care at no cost at four state cemeteries, with VA supplying the headstone or marker. Maine residency is not required.
79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.