Connecticut

Tiered exemption of assessed property value scaling by rating. Veterans rated 100 percent service connected qualify for the maximum exemption; lower ratings get smaller exemptions. Municipalities may grant an optional additional exemption.

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

Connecticut waives new and renewal registration fees, the temporary plate fee, the safety plate fee, and the clean-air fee for qualifying veterans and service members (generally Connecticut residents at the time of induction). Title, lien, and special plate fees still apply, and Disabled Veteran plate fees are waived only after a DMV determination. Disabled wartime veterans may also apply their property tax exemption to one motor vehicle.

Connecticut adds 5 preference points on state hiring exams for veterans, and 10 points for veterans with a service-connected disability or wartime veterans eligible for VA compensation (certain spouses also qualify).

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. Connecticut additionally offers a full tuition waiver (Connecticut Veterans Tuition Waiver) for service connected veterans who served during qualifying wartime periods, at all 17 public Connecticut colleges and universities.

Connecticut waives general-fund tuition at state community colleges and universities for qualifying wartime veterans, and for the children and surviving spouses of service members killed in action (since 9/11) or declared MIA/POW.

Connecticut does not offer a general veteran hunting or fishing discount. DEEP issues free licenses to residents who have lost one or more limbs or permanently lost the use of them (physician-verified; permits and stamps not included), with reciprocity for nonresidents whose home state matches the privilege. Active-duty members can buy licenses at resident rates.

Reduced fee or free entry to Connecticut state parks and forests.

Connecticut residents with a service-connected disability qualify for a free lifetime pass to all state parks and forests through DEEP.

Connecticut maintains the Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown for honorably discharged veterans and their eligible spouses and dependents; the CT DVA also offers a burial and headstone allowance.