By State

Find your state's veteran resources.

Every state has its own veteran department, its own benefits, its own programs on top of the federal VA. Here's the directory.

AL Alabama AK Alaska AZ Arizona AR Arkansas CA California CO Colorado CT Connecticut DE Delaware FL Florida GA Georgia HI Hawaii ID Idaho IL Illinois IN Indiana IA Iowa KS Kansas KY Kentucky LA Louisiana ME Maine MD Maryland MA Massachusetts MI Michigan MN Minnesota MS Mississippi MO Missouri MT Montana NE Nebraska NV Nevada NH New Hampshire NJ New Jersey NM New Mexico NY New York NC North Carolina ND North Dakota OH Ohio OK Oklahoma OR Oregon PA Pennsylvania RI Rhode Island SC South Carolina SD South Dakota TN Tennessee TX Texas UT Utah VT Vermont VA Virginia WA Washington WV West Virginia WI Wisconsin WY Wyoming DC District of Columbia

Federal VA covers most

Disability compensation, healthcare, GI Bill, home loans — all federal. Your state programs are on top of those, not instead. Always file your federal VA claim first via a VSO. Then layer state benefits.

Find your state's veteran resources.

Federal VA covers most

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