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Tennessee
TDVS operates four state veterans homes and Veterans Cemeteries.
State Veterans Department
Tennessee Department of Veterans Services
Standout State Benefits
What's unique to Tennessee
State benefits layered on top of federal VA coverage. File federal first, then layer state.
Property Tax Relief for Disabled Vets
Property tax relief on first $175,000 of market value for 100% service-connected disabled (or P&T) vets and unremarried surviving spouses
No state income tax on wages
Tennessee has no general state income tax — military retirement and VA benefits effectively untaxed
Helping Heroes Grant
Up to $1,000/semester at TN public schools for vets and certain reservists who served on active duty since 9/11
Tennessee in the News
Latest coverage mentioning Tennessee
6 reasons why the military community loved Dolly Parton
We Are The Mighty · Aug 26
One Veteran’s journey from homelessness to honored caretaker
VA News · Jul 21
National Guard soldiers shoot and kill man in Memphis overnight
Task & Purpose · Jul 5
‘You are always in my heart’: A look at love letters from World War II
Military Times - Veterans · Feb 13
A hacker posted a Marine vet’s health info online and bragged about it
Task & Purpose · Jan 27
Veterans Crisis Line