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Virginia 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.

Virginia has 4 state-level veteran benefits in our data — each verified against the official Virginia 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

Virginia Disabled Veteran Real Property Tax Exemption

Virginia veterans with a 100% permanent and total service-connected disability (or an individual unemployability rating) pay zero real property tax on their principal residence and up to one acre of land.

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

What it's worth: Full exemption from real property tax on principal residence plus up to 1 acre

Source: Code of Virginia § 58.1-3219.5 · verified 2026-07-08

Education

Virginia Military Survivors & Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP)

The spouse or a child (age 16-29) of a Virginia veteran rated at least 90% permanently disabled (or totally and permanently disabled) gets tuition and mandatory fees waived for up to 8 semesters at a Virginia public college.

Who it's for: Veterans and military retirees with a VA disability rating of at least 90% with dependents who live in Virginia.

What it's worth: Waiver of all tuition and mandatory fees for up to 8 semesters, plus a one-time stipend

Before you count on it:

  • A child applicant must be age 16-29; a spouse applies under a separate time window

Source: Code of Virginia § 23.1-608 · verified 2026-07-08

Employment

Virginia Veterans Hiring Preference

Virginia state agencies must give hiring preference to honorably discharged veterans, with extra credit for veterans who have a service-connected disability rating.

Who it's for: Veterans and military retirees.

What it's worth: 5% score credit (10% for veterans with a VA disability rating) on scored exams, or equivalent consideration otherwise

Source: Virginia Department of Human Resource Management, Policy 2.10 (implementing Va. Code § 2.2-2903) · verified 2026-07-08

Recreation & Access

Virginia Resident Disabled Veteran Lifetime Hunting/Fishing License

Virginia resident veterans with a service-connected disability rating get a lifetime hunting, freshwater fishing, and/or trapping license, priced on a sliding scale by rating and free at 100% permanent and total.

Who it's for: Veterans and military retirees with a VA disability rating of at least 30% who live in Virginia.

What it's worth: $0 (100% P&T) to $100 (30-49%) depending on rating tier; trapping add-on $15

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (Va. Code § 29.1-302) · 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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