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Kentucky
KDVA operates four veterans nursing facilities and three state veterans cemeteries.
State Veterans Department
Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs
Standout State Benefits
What's unique to Kentucky
State benefits layered on top of federal VA coverage. File federal first, then layer state.
Kentucky Tuition Waiver
Full tuition waiver at KY public colleges, universities, and vocational schools for children, stepchildren, spouses, and unremarried widows of eligible KY veterans
Disabled Veteran Property Tax Homestead Exemption
Homestead exemption (~$49,100, indexed) on assessed value for totally disabled vets
Military retirement income exemption
Up to $31,110 of military retired pay exempt from KY state income tax
Veterans Crisis Line