Vermont Armed Services Scholarship
Tuition at a Vermont postsecondary institution for the child, stepchild, or spouse of a service member who died on duty, up to 130 academic credits, with any Pell Grant deducted…
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Vermont benefits
Vermont Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption
$10,000 of appraisal value off the residence, which a town may vote up to $40,000, for a veteran receiving compensation for at least 50 percent disability or receiving a VA…
Gate: Compensation for at least 50 percent disability
Vermont Free Hunting and Fishing License for a Disabled Veteran
A free hunting, fishing, or combination license including every big game license except moose, for a Vermont resident veteran who is, or ever has been, 60 percent disabled from a…
Gate: A service-connected disability rating of 60 percent, now or at any time
Vermont Green Mountain Passport
A $2 lifetime pass from the town clerk giving a Vermont resident veteran free day entry to state parks, historic sites, and fully State-sponsored events, plus one day at any fair…
Vermont High School Diploma for Wartime Veterans
A Vermont school board that maintains a secondary school shall, on request, award a high school diploma to a Vermont resident who served in World War II, the Korean War, or the…
Vermont Hunting and Fishing Licenses for Service Members
A free license for a Vermont resident serving in the armed forces or on a 120-day homeland defense or state-side contingency operation, and resident-rate licenses for a service…
Vermont Military Leave and Reemployment Rights
An uncapped right to a leave of absence for drill, training, or other temporary duty, USERRA protection extended to State active duty, employer-paid health insurance continued…
Vermont Military Pay Income Exclusion
Full-time active duty pay earned outside Vermont comes out of Vermont income, and the first $2,000 of in-state unit training pay comes out for a Guard or Reserve member with a…
Vermont Military Retirement and Survivor Benefit Income Exclusion
All federally taxable military retirement pay and SBP survivor benefit income is excluded from Vermont income at a federal AGI of $125,000 or less, phasing out to nothing at…
Vermont Moose Permit Set-Aside for Veterans
Up to ten percent of Vermont’s annual moose permits, and no more than six, are set aside for Vermont residents who served on active duty and did not receive a dishonorable…
Vermont Motor Vehicle Fee Exemptions for a VA Automobile Grant
Four separate Vermont exemptions unlocked by one federal form: no registration fee, no emissions or electric vehicle fee, no title fee, no purchase and use tax, and no driver…
Vermont National Guard State Active Duty Death Benefit
A $50,000 State death benefit for a Vermont National Guard member who dies on State active duty or from injuries incurred on it.
Vermont National Guard Tuition Benefit Program
In-state tuition paid for a Vermont National Guard member at UVM, a Vermont State College, a Vermont private college, or a training institution, and since June 27, 2025 for a…
Vermont Property Tax Exemption for a Survivor of a Veteran
The same $10,000 to $40,000 exemption for an unremarried widow or widower of a previously qualified veteran, with no requirement that the survivor be receiving anything, and for…
Vermont State Pay for Vietnam Era Military Service
A never-repealed State bonus of $10 for each month served, up to $120, for an enlisted person who entered from Vermont between August 5, 1964 and March 31, 1973, payable to a…
Vermont Veteran License Designation and Military Plates
A "veteran" designation on a Vermont driver license or ID, and military, veteran, gold star, and next-of-kin plates at no additional charge.
Vermont Veteran Tax Credit
A $250 refundable credit against Vermont income tax for any resident or part-year resident who served in the uniformed services, at a federal AGI of $25,000 or less, phasing out…
Vermont Veterans Assistance Fund
A one-time payment of up to $500 for a Vermont veteran or veteran family in a financial crisis, for housing, utilities, or another critical need.
Vermont Veterans Dental Program
Dental care for a Vermont veteran with an honorable or general discharge who has no dental insurance and cannot pay out of pocket.
Gate: A 100 percent service-connected rating makes a veteran ineligible
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Vermont Veterans Medals
Three State medals: the Veterans Medal for two years of federal active duty, the Distinguished Service Medal for combat theater service, and the Patriot’s Medal presented to the…
Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Burial at Randolph Center at no cost to the veteran in the government marker sections, with an opening and closing fee for a spouse or child, and a statutory duty to accept the…
Vermont Veterans Preference in State Employment
A statutory preference in certification, appointment, employment, and retention wherever State funds furnish the payroll, in five ranked classes.
Vermont Veterans' Fund
A grant fund for long-term care, homeless veterans, transportation, veterans service programs, and recognition, funded by a checkoff on the Vermont income tax return and awarded…
Vermont Veterans' Home
Skilled nursing, dementia care, and rehabilitation at Bennington for a veteran with 90 days of active duty and an honorable discharge, and for spouses and Gold Star parents.
79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.