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Vermont benefits

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…

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/16/079

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

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/32/125/03802

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

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/10/105/04255

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…

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/31/019

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…

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/16/009/00563

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…

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/10/105/04259

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…

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/21/005/00491

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…

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/32/151/05823

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…

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/32/151/05830e

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…

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/10/105/04254

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…

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/23/007/00378

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…

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/16/087/02857

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…

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/32/125/03802

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…

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/20/083

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…

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/20/083

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…

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/20/084

Federal benefits

Aid and Attendance and Housebound Pension

A higher VA pension for a veteran or survivor who needs another person’s help with daily living or is confined to the home.

  • MAPR, veteran alone with Aid and Attendance, effective December 1, 2025: $29,093 a year (read 2026-10-08)
  • MAPR, veteran alone, Housebound, effective December 1, 2025: $21,313 a year (read 2026-10-08)
  • Pension net worth limit, December 1, 2025, to November 30, 2026: $163,699 (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/pension/aid-attendance-housebound

Burial in a VA National Cemetery

A free gravesite, opening and closing, vault liner, headstone and perpetual care in a VA national cemetery for an eligible veteran, and for an eligible spouse or dependent child.

www.va.gov/burials-memorials/eligibility

Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC)

A tax-free monthly payment to a military retiree, at any rating from 10%, that replaces retired pay lost to the VA offset for disabilities the service branch decides are…

Gate: Rated 10% or more

www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/10/1413a?link-type=html

Commissary, Exchange and MWR Access for Disabled Veterans

Shopping at military commissaries and exchanges, and MWR retail, for every veteran with a VA service-connected rating, Purple Heart recipients, former POWs and primary family…

Gate: Any service-connected rating

news.va.gov/109934/defense-commissary-privileges

Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP)

Lets a military retiree rated 50% or more receive retired pay and VA disability compensation at the same time, instead of having retired pay cut dollar for dollar.

Gate: Rated 50% or more

www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/part-3/section-3.750

DD-214 and Military Service Records (NPRC)

A free copy of a DD-214 and other service records from the National Archives’ National Personnel Records Center, requested online or on Standard Form 180.

www.va.gov/records/get-military-service-records

Discharge Upgrade and Records Correction

Asks the service branch’s Discharge Review Board or Board for Correction to upgrade a discharge, with liberal consideration for PTSD, TBI, sexual assault or harassment, and the…

www.va.gov/discharge-upgrade-instructions

Federal Hiring Authorities for Veterans (VEOA, VRA, 30% Disabled)

Three ways a federal agency can hire a veteran outside or ahead of normal competition: VEOA for merit promotion jobs, VRA up to GS-11, and noncompetitive appointment for a…

Gate: 30% for the disabled veteran authority

www.ecfr.gov/current/title-5/part-315/section-315.707

Federal Tax Exclusion for VA Benefits

VA disability compensation, pension, DIC, education and grant payments are not federal taxable income, and retired pay replaced by a retroactive VA rating can be refunded.

www.irs.gov/publications/p525

Grant and Per Diem Transitional Housing

Transitional housing with services, for up to about two years, from community agencies VA funds, for a homeless veteran.

www.va.gov/homeless/gpd.asp

HUD-VASH Supportive Housing Vouchers

A HUD Housing Choice rental voucher paired with VA case management for a homeless veteran, with housing first and no sobriety or treatment precondition.

www.va.gov/homeless/hud-vash.asp

Individual Unemployability (TDIU)

Compensation at the 100% rate, $3,938.58 a month for a veteran alone, for a veteran whose service-connected disabilities keep them from holding a steady job, without changing the…

Gate: Schedular rating gate; Unable to keep substantially gainful work

  • Rate paid, veteran alone, effective December 1, 2025: $3,938.58 a month (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/special-claims/unemployability

Jobs for Veterans State Grants (American Job Centers)

Free job search help from veterans’ employment specialists at American Job Centers, with priority of service for veterans and eligible spouses in every Labor Department-funded…

www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/grants/state/jvsg

Military Funeral Honors

An honor guard of at least two uniformed members, one from the veteran’s branch, who fold and present the flag and play Taps, at the family’s request and at no cost.

www.cem.va.gov/military_funeral_honors.asp

Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty (Chapter 30)

Up to 36 months of education payments, $2,601 a month for full-time school from October 1, 2026, for a veteran who paid $1,200 into the program during active duty.

  • Full-time monthly rate, effective October 1, 2026: $2,601.00 (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/montgomery-active-duty

Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve (Chapter 1606)

Up to 36 months of education payments, $508 a month full time from October 1, 2026, for a Guard or Reserve member with a six-year Selected Reserve obligation.

  • Full-time monthly rate, effective October 1, 2026: $508.00 (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/montgomery-selected-reserve

PACT Act Toxic Exposure Care and Benefits

Expanded VA health care and presumptive disability compensation for veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, radiation and other toxins, with health care enrollment open to…

www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits

Post-9/11 GI Bill

Education assistance tied to qualifying active duty after September 10, 2001. Often called the GI Bill or Chapter 33.

  • Private and foreign school tuition cap, August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027: $30,908.34 a year (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/post-9-11

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI)

Low-cost term life insurance of up to $500,000 for service members, at 5 cents per $1,000 a month plus $1 for traumatic injury coverage.

  • Maximum coverage and premium: $500,000; 5 cents per $1,000 a month, plus $1 TSGLI (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/life-insurance/options-eligibility/sgli

Social Security Disability for Wounded Warriors and 100% P&T Veterans

Expedited Social Security disability claims for a service member disabled on active duty on or after October 1, 2001, and for a veteran rated 100% permanent and total by VA.

Gate: 100% P&T, or disabled on active duty

www.ssa.gov/people/veterans

Social Security Military Wage Credits

Extra earnings credited to a Social Security record for active duty from 1957 through 2001: $300 a quarter from 1957 to 1977, and $100 for each $300 of pay from 1978 to 2001, up…

  • Military wage credit, 1978 to 2001: $100 per $300 of pay, up to $1,200 a year (read 2026-10-08)

www.ecfr.gov/current/title-20/part-404/section-404.1341

Space-Available (Space-A) Military Flights

Free seats left over on military aircraft for service members, retirees, Guard and Reserve members, their dependents, some surviving spouses, and veterans with a permanent…

Gate: Permanent total rating for veterans

www.amc.af.mil/AMC-Travel-Site/AMC-Space-Available-Travel-Page

Special Monthly Compensation (SMC)

A higher or added monthly rate for a service-connected loss of a limb, an organ or its use, blindness, being housebound, or needing another person’s daily help.

Gate: A specific service-connected loss

  • SMC-K, added monthly amount, effective December 1, 2025: $139.87 (read 2026-10-08)
  • SMC-S, veteran alone, effective December 1, 2025: $4,408.53 (read 2026-10-08)
  • SMC-R.2/T, veteran alone, effective December 1, 2025: $11,271.67 (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/disability/compensation-rates/special-monthly-compensation-rates

Specially Adapted Housing Grants (SAH, SHA, TRA)

Grants to build, buy or adapt a barrier-free home for a veteran with certain severe service-connected disabilities: up to $126,526 (SAH) or $25,350 (SHA) in fiscal year 2026,…

Gate: Qualifying severe disability

  • SAH maximum, fiscal year 2026: $126,526 (read 2026-10-08)
  • SHA maximum, fiscal year 2026: $25,350 (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/housing-assistance/disability-housing-grants

Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)

Grant-funded help, including temporary rent, deposits, utilities and case management, to keep a very low-income veteran family housed or rehouse it quickly.

www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf/index.html

Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)

A monthly annuity to a military retiree’s surviving spouse or child, generally 55% of the chosen base amount of retired pay, and automatic coverage for the survivors of a member…

  • Standard annuity for a spouse: 55% of the base amount (read 2026-10-08)

www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/10/1451?link-type=html

Traumatic Injury Protection (TSGLI)

A one-time payment of $25,000 to $100,000 to a service member with SGLI who suffers a scheduled traumatic loss, such as amputation, paralysis, blindness or an inability to…

  • TSGLI payment range: $25,000 to $100,000 (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/life-insurance/options-eligibility/tsgli

VA Beneficiary Travel Pay

Mileage at 41.5 cents a mile, less a $3 one-way deductible capped at $18 a month, for travel to VA or VA-approved care by a veteran rated 30% or more, traveling for a…

Gate: Rated 30% or more, or another path

  • Mileage rate: 41.5 cents a mile (read 2026-10-08)
  • Deductible: $3 one way, $6 round trip, $18 a month cap (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/resources/reimbursed-va-travel-expenses-and-mileage-rate

VA Burial and Plot Allowance

Money toward a veteran’s funeral and burial: up to $2,000 for a service-connected death after September 10, 2001, and $1,032 each for burial and plot for a non-service-connected…

  • Service-connected burial allowance, death after September 10, 2001: up to $2,000 (read 2026-10-08)
  • Non-service-connected burial and plot allowances, death on or after October 1, 2026: $1,032 each (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/burials-memorials/veterans-burial-allowance

VA Clothing Allowance

A yearly payment of $1,053.19 for each qualifying item when a service-connected prosthetic or orthopedic device, or a prescribed skin medication, wears out or stains clothing.

Gate: Service-connected disability

  • Clothing allowance, effective December 1, 2025: $1,053.19 (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/special-claims/clothing-allowance

VA Dental Care

Free comprehensive dental care for a veteran rated 100% or paid at the 100% rate for unemployability, or who is a former prisoner of war, with narrower classes for other veterans.

Gate: 100% for full dental (Class IV); Paid at 100% for unemployability

www.va.gov/health-care/about-va-health-benefits/dental-care

VA Disability Compensation

Monthly tax-free pay for an illness or injury VA decides is connected to military service.

Gate: Combined rating

www.va.gov/disability

VA Health Care Enrollment

Enrollment in the VA health care system. A disability rating can change priority and copays. It is not the only way in.

www.va.gov/health-care/eligibility

VA Hearing Aids and Eyeglasses

Hearing aids, eyeglasses and contact lenses for an enrolled veteran with a compensable service-connected disability, a Purple Heart, former POW status, and other listed situations.

Gate: Compensable rating, or another listed path

www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/part-17/section-17.149

VA Home Loan Funding Fee Exemption

No VA funding fee, which is otherwise 1.25% to 3.3% of a purchase loan, for a veteran receiving or entitled to VA compensation, a surviving spouse on DIC, a Purple Heart…

Gate: Receiving or entitled to compensation

  • Purchase funding fee, under 5% down, first use and after: 2.15% and 3.3% (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/housing-assistance/home-loans/funding-fee-and-closing-costs

VA Pension

Needs-based monthly payment for a wartime veteran with limited income who is 65 or older, or permanently and totally disabled.

  • MAPR, veteran with no dependents, effective December 1, 2025: $17,441 a year (read 2026-10-08)
  • Net worth limit, December 1, 2025, to November 30, 2026: $163,699 (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/pension/eligibility

VA Prosthetics and Sensory Aids

Artificial limbs, wheelchairs, home oxygen, orthotics, mobility aids and home medical equipment for an enrolled veteran who needs them, prescribed by a VA clinician.

www.prosthetics.va.gov

VA-Accredited Representatives (VSOs, Attorneys, Claims Agents)

Free help with a VA claim from a VA-accredited Veterans Service Organization representative, or paid help from an accredited attorney or claims agent after an initial decision.

www.va.gov/resources/va-accredited-representative-faqs

Veteran ID Card and Veteran Health Identification Card

A free digital Veteran ID Card for proof of service at businesses, for a veteran with an honorable or general discharge, and a VA health ID card for enrolled veterans.

www.va.gov/records/get-veteran-id-cards/vic

Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALife)

Guaranteed-acceptance whole life insurance of up to $40,000 for a veteran 80 or younger with any service-connected rating, including 0%, with no health questions.

Gate: Any service-connected rating

  • Maximum coverage: $40,000 (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/life-insurance/options-eligibility/valife

Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI)

Mortgage life insurance of up to $200,000, paid to the lender, for a veteran under 70 who has received a Specially Adapted Housing grant.

  • Maximum coverage: $200,000 (read 2026-10-08)

www.va.gov/life-insurance/options-eligibility/vmli