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North Carolina veteran benefits, verified against official sources

Data current as of July 2026. Every benefit links to the official page it was verified against, with the date we checked it.

North Carolina has 4 state-level veteran benefits in our data — each verified against the official North Carolina source on the date shown. Below them: the federal benefits that apply no matter where you live. This page is generated from the same dataset that powers our free Benefits Finder, which matches all of it against your own rating and status in about three minutes.

Money & Taxes

North Carolina Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exclusion

North Carolina veterans with a 100% permanent and total service-connected disability (or specially adapted housing benefits) can exclude the first $45,000 of their primary residence's assessed value from property tax.

Who it's for: Veterans and military retirees with a VA disability rating of 100% rated permanent & total (P&T) who live in North Carolina.

What it's worth: First $45,000 of assessed value excluded from property tax

Source: North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs / NC Dept. of Revenue (G.S. 105-277.1C) · verified 2026-07-08

North Carolina Disabled Veteran License Plate

North Carolina veterans with a combined 100% disability rating (or Individual Unemployability paid at the 100% rate) get a free, fee-waived Disabled Veteran license plate.

Who it's for: Veterans and military retirees with a VA disability rating of 100% rated permanent & total (P&T) who live in North Carolina.

What it's worth: License plate fee fully waived

Source: North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs · verified 2026-07-08

Employment

North Carolina Veterans Employment Preference

North Carolina state government hiring must give preference to veterans who served on active duty during a war or a campaign/expedition for which a campaign badge or medal was authorized.

Who it's for: Veterans and military retirees with wartime service.

Source: North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (N.C.G.S. § 128-15) · verified 2026-07-08

Recreation & Access

North Carolina Lifetime Hunting & Fishing License for Disabled Veterans

North Carolina resident veterans with a 50%+ VA disability rating can buy a lifetime hunting and fishing license, valid for as long as the rating stays at 50%+, even if you later move out of state.

Who it's for: Veterans and military retirees with a VA disability rating of at least 50% who live in North Carolina.

What it's worth: $14-$139 plus a $5 processing fee, depending on license type

Source: North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission · verified 2026-07-08

Federal benefits — these apply in every state

Match all of this against your own profile — rating, status, dependents — with the free Benefits Finder. No account, and nothing you enter is stored.

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A match from the tool is not an approval, so check each one against its official source; Lesson 4 shows how.

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State coverage today: 10 states (CA, FL, GA, NC, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA, WA). Yours missing? The federal benefits above apply everywhere, and more states are being added.

Programs change. Confirm eligibility and amounts with the administering agency before you count on them.

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