Donating a Nevada Veteran’s Exemption to the Veterans Homes
A veteran entitled to either property tax exemption may pay the tax instead and direct the county to credit the money to the gift account for the veterans home in southern or…
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Nevada Accepts the Federal Disability Determination for Every State Benefit
One sentence that operates across the whole of Nevada law: for any state or local benefit for a veteran with a service-connected disability, the veteran is deemed disabled to the…
Gate: The words "or compensation" bring in individual unemployability
Nevada Assistance for LGBT Veterans and Discharge Upgrades
A statutory duty on the Director to conduct outreach to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender veterans and to help them apply for a discharge upgrade or a change in the…
Nevada Disabled Veteran and Ex-Prisoner of War Plates
Both plates exempt the vehicle from every parking fee charged by the State or any political subdivision, including meters.
Gate: A service-connected disability rated at 100 percent; Or any rating at all where the disability includes a permanent walking disability
Nevada Disabled Veteran’s Property Tax Exemption
Three tiers by disability percentage, worth $18,200, $27,300 and $36,400 of assessed value for fiscal year 2026-2027.
Gate: A permanent service-connected disability of at least 60 percent; The top tier is total permanent disability, worth $36,400 for 2026-2027
Nevada Fee Waiver for a Purple Heart Recipient and Their Child
A full waiver of registration, laboratory and other mandatory fees at the Nevada System of Higher Education for a Purple Heart recipient, and for the recipient’s child who…
Nevada Fee Waivers for the National Guard and for POW and MIA Families
A discretionary waiver of registration and laboratory fees for an active Nevada Guard member including a recruit, assignable to a spouse or child on reenlistment.
Nevada Free Recording of Honorable Discharges
Every county recorder must record a certificate of honorable discharge free of charge.
Nevada Graduate Degree Fee Waiver for a Veteran
At least half of registration and other fees waived for a Nevada resident veteran who has a bachelor’s degree and enrols in a graduate programme in a field the State has…
Nevada Hunting and Fishing Licenses for Disabled Veterans
A resident with a 50 percent or greater service-connected disability buys the annual specialty combination hunting and fishing license for $15, against $40 for a resident fishing…
Gate: A service-connected disability considered 50 percent or more by VA
Nevada Income Tax on Military Pay and Retirement
The Nevada Constitution forbids an income tax on the wages or personal income of natural persons, so there is no state tax on military pay, retired pay, Survivor Benefit Plan…
Nevada State Veterans Cemeteries
Nevada admits veterans its federal counterpart would not: a Guard or reserve member who meets the state definition, or a veteran who received a commemorative plaque or urn, is…
Nevada Vehicle Governmental Services Tax Exemption for Veterans
The same dollar tiers as the property tax exemptions, applied to the governmental services tax on vehicles, and a veteran may transfer the exemption to a current spouse and…
Gate: For the disabled veteran tiers, at least 60 percent
Nevada Veteran Designation on a Driver’s License
The DMV must ask every applicant for an initial or renewed licence whether they wish to declare veteran status, and with the applicant’s written release passes the information to…
Nevada Veteran Preference in State Employment
The strongest interview mandate in this catalog. An appointing authority must interview every qualified veteran with a service-connected disability, and must give veterans…
Nevada Veterans Homes
Homes in southern and northern Nevada whose room rates are not in statute: the Director recommends a schedule each April and the State Board of Examiners sets it, and is not…
Nevada Veterans Treatment Court Programs
A district, justice or municipal court may run a treatment programme for a veteran or service member whose service-related mental illness, substance use disorder, PTSD, TBI or…
Nevada Veterans’ Property Tax Exemption
An exemption of $3,640 of assessed value for fiscal year 2026-2027, indexed annually from a statutory $2,000.
Who Counts as a Veteran in Nevada
The title-wide definition in NRS 417.005 requires Nevada residency, a discharge other than dishonorable, and either assignment to active duty or six continuous years in the Guard…
79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.