District of Columbia

The District reduces a qualifying veteran's primary-residence assessed value by $445,000. The veteran must be rated 100 percent permanent and total (or paid at the 100 percent rate for individual unemployability), own at least 50 percent of the home, live there as their domicile, and meet a household-income cap (about $159,750). It replaces the standard homestead deduction.

Unlike most states, the District does not exempt military retirement pay - it is taxed as ordinary income on the DC return. VA disability compensation is not taxable.

The DC DMV issues Disabled Veteran license plates and may waive registration and excise fees on one vehicle for a veteran rated 100 percent permanent and total; confirm current eligibility with the DMV.

DC government uses a 5-point veterans' preference for initial appointments and a 10-point preference for veterans with a service-connected disability, with eligible spouses and survivors also qualifying. Employees also receive up to 15 days of paid military leave per year.

Under 38 USC 3679(c), public colleges that accept GI Bill students must charge in-state (in-District) tuition to covered GI Bill users regardless of residency; the old three-year post-separation enrollment limit was removed by the Isakson and Roe Act effective August 1, 2021. DC residents, veterans included, may also use the DC Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) toward out-of-state public tuition.

Children (18-26) and spouses of veterans who died of, or are permanently and totally disabled by, a service-connected cause use federal VA Chapter 35 benefits. The DC National Guard's State Tuition Assistance Reimbursement (STAR) program helps cover Guard members' own tuition.

The District of Columbia has no hunting program - hunting is not permitted in DC. Fishing requires a DC fishing license through the Department of Energy and Environment at standard rates; DC does not publish a disabled-veteran license discount. Nearby Maryland and Virginia offer veteran license benefits to their own residents.

The District has no state park system - the National Park Service manages the parks within DC. Veterans with a permanent disability qualify for the free lifetime America the Beautiful Access Pass to federal recreation lands.

With no state park system, DC veterans use federal recreation lands; veterans with a permanent disability qualify for the free lifetime America the Beautiful Access Pass covering National Park Service and other federal sites.

The District does not run a state veterans cemetery; eligible DC veterans are buried at nearby VA national cemeteries (such as Quantico National Cemetery) with VA burial benefits. Congressional Cemetery is a historic private cemetery with a veterans section.