State Veterans Department
Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs
Standout State Benefits
What's unique to Vermont
State benefits layered on top of federal VA coverage. File federal first, then layer state.
Veterans Property Tax Exemption
$10,000 (local option up to $40,000) of appraised value exempt for wartime vets receiving VA disability/pension or 50%+ disabled
Vermont Veteran Assistance Fund
One-time emergency grants up to $500 for low-income Vermont vets in financial crisis (housing, utilities)
Military retirement income exemption
Up to $10,000 of military retired pay exempt from VT state income tax (income-tested)
Vermont in the News
Latest coverage mentioning Vermont
Vermont F-35 wing returns home after 9-month deployment across two hemispheres
Task & Purpose · Sep 9
Vermont built its Founding Father a 42-Foot monument. Then couldn’t find his body.
We Are The Mighty · Jul 22
How the Vermont National Guard scored the first major victory against the British
We Are The Mighty · Jun 14
Rural community profile: Revisiting White River Junction, Vermont
VA News · Apr 28
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