State Veterans Department
Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs
Standout State Benefits
What's unique to Utah
State benefits layered on top of federal VA coverage. File federal first, then layer state.
Veterans Property Tax Abatement
Tax abatement on principal residence/personal property scaled to disability rating, up to $479,504+ of taxable value (indexed) for 100% disabled vets
Scott B. Lundell Military Survivors Scholarship
Full tuition waiver at UT public schools for surviving dependents of service members who died in line of duty post-9/11
Military retirement income exemption
Military retired pay fully exempt from Utah state income tax (effective 2021)
Veterans Crisis Line