Alabama

Total exemption from all state and local ad valorem (property) taxes on the primary residence. The exemption transfers to the unremarried surviving spouse.

Alabama does not tax VA disability compensation, and all military retirement pay is fully exempt from Alabama income tax.

Alabama exempts one personal vehicle's registration fees and license tax for veterans rated 10% or higher and issues distinctive Disabled Veteran plates; veterans rated 100% are also exempt from the vehicle ad valorem tax.

Alabama adds 5 points to a veteran's state employment exam score, and 10 points for veterans with a service-connected disability who receive VA compensation (extendable to certain spouses).

Under 38 USC 3679(c) (originally Section 702 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act), every public college that accepts Post-9/11 GI Bill or Montgomery GI Bill students must charge in state tuition to covered students using their GI Bill, regardless of state residency. The old requirement to enroll within 3 years of separation was removed by the Isakson and Roe Act effective August 1, 2021, so there is no longer a time limit after discharge. State specific extensions to this rule are noted below where applicable. Alabama extends in state tuition to all Alabama-resident veterans for the GI Bill plus the state's GI Dependents' Scholarship Program for spouses and children of veterans rated 40 percent or higher.

The Alabama GI Dependent Scholarship Program pays tuition and fees (up to about $250 per credit hour) at state-supported colleges for the dependents of veterans rated 40% or more service-connected, or who died of a service-connected cause.

Alabama sells reduced-price Disabled Military Veteran Appreciation licenses rather than free ones: the annual hunting license is $17.70 for resident veterans certified 50 percent or more disabled, and annual freshwater or saltwater fishing licenses are about $3.55 each for resident veterans rated 20 percent or higher. Apply with a VA rating letter through the probate office or license commissioner.

Free admission to all Alabama State Parks for the veteran and accompanying spouse on production of a VA disability award letter.

Alabama's Parks for Patriots program gives veterans and active-duty military members free admission year-round at Alabama State Parks that charge entrance or day-use fees (show ID at the gate). Alabama State Parks also offers a 15% lodging discount for veterans and active military.

Alabama operates the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery (Spanish Fort) offering no-cost interment for eligible veterans; a fee may apply for a spouse or dependent.