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South Carolina

SCDVA elevated to cabinet-level state agency in 2019.

State Veterans Department

South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs

State Veterans Department

South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs

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803-734-0200

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Every VA hospital, clinic, vet center, VSO and program in South Carolina.

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Standout State Benefits

What's unique to South Carolina

State benefits layered on top of federal VA coverage. File federal first, then layer state.

Total Disability Property Tax Exemption

Full property tax exemption on home (up to 5 acres) and up to 2 vehicles for total/permanent service-connected disabled vets; retroactive up to 2 years

Military retirement income exemption

100% of military retired pay exempt from SC state income tax with no earned-income cap (effective 2022)

Free Tuition for Children of Wartime Vets

Tuition exemption at SC public colleges for children of certain disabled or KIA wartime vets

South Carolina in the News

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South Carolina student named DAV’s top youth volunteer, earns $30K scholarship

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We Are The Mighty · Jun 18

Military contractors no longer have ‘immunity’ to lawsuits brought by troops

Task & Purpose · Apr 23

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South Carolina

Find every veteran resource in South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs

State Veterans Department

State Hotline

South Carolina Resource Finder

What's unique to South Carolina

Total Disability Property Tax Exemption

Military retirement income exemption

Free Tuition for Children of Wartime Vets

Latest coverage mentioning South Carolina

South Carolina student named DAV’s top youth volunteer, earns $30K scholarship

The vital role that the US Army played in the establishment of Juneteenth

Military contractors no longer have ‘immunity’ to lawsuits brought by troops

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