Massachusetts

Clause 22 series tiered exemption: base $400 (10 percent or higher); additional amounts for loss of limb, paraplegia, blindness, or 100 percent permanent and total. Towns may grant additional local-option exemption.

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

Massachusetts issues free Disabled Veteran plates to veterans rated 60%+ (with at least 60% affecting ambulation), with a free driver's license, free biennial registration, and exemption from the auto excise and sales tax on one vehicle.

Massachusetts civil service uses absolute veterans' preference on open competitive exams rather than bonus points: candidates who pass (score 70+) are ranked with disabled veterans first, then all other veterans, then qualifying spouses/single parents of veterans killed in action or who died of service-connected causes. On promotional exams veterans instead receive 2 extra points, and veterans go to the top of labor service lists.

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. Massachusetts also offers full tuition waivers at state universities and community colleges for qualifying veterans.

Massachusetts waives tuition at state colleges and universities for eligible veterans; the dependents of permanently disabled or deceased veterans receive education aid through federal Chapter 35 (DEA).

Free Massachusetts hunting and fishing licenses; paraplegic veterans receive lifetime licenses regardless of rating.

Reduced or waived parking fees at most Massachusetts state parks.

Vehicles displaying a Massachusetts Disabled Veteran license plate are exempt from daily parking fees at DCR state parks and beaches (disability plates/placards and Purple Heart plates are also exempt), so no annual parking pass is needed at most fee-charging locations. Some special locations, including Pilgrim Memorial and on-street hourly DCR spots, are excluded.

Massachusetts runs two state veterans cemeteries (Agawam and Winchendon) offering a free grave and opening/closing for eligible veterans and their spouses and children.