Maryland

Full exemption from all state and local property taxes on the primary residence. Transfers to the unremarried surviving spouse.

Maryland does not tax VA disability compensation. Military retirement pay is partially exempt - Maryland subtracts up to $12,500 (under age 55) or $20,000 (age 55+) of military retirement income; the rest is taxed.

Maryland issues Disabled Veteran plates free of charge. Veterans rated 100% permanent and total (or compensated at the 100% rate for individual unemployability) also pay no registration fees, and their registration cards and stickers are permanent. Veterans rated 50-99% receive the plate free but still pay annual registration fees and surcharges.

Maryland adds 10 points on any state selection test for eligible veterans, spouses of eligible veterans with a service-connected disability, and surviving spouses of deceased eligible veterans; 5 additional points for an individual with a disability under the ADA; and 2 more for former POWs. A separate Certified Disabled Veteran Hiring Preference lets agencies hire honorably discharged veterans rated 30 percent or higher without a competitive selection process.

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. The Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship covers tuition for veterans rated 100 percent and the dependents of veterans who died of service connected causes.

The Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship covers tuition and educational expenses at Maryland colleges for veterans and the dependents of those killed, rated 100% disabled, or POW/MIA from service.

Free hunting and fishing license for qualifying resident veterans.

Veterans receive free Maryland Golden Age Lifetime Pass to state parks.

Maryland waives state-park day-use charges year-round for resident and nonresident veterans, and a Universal Disability Pass offers free lifetime day-use entry for visitors with disabilities.

Maryland runs five state veterans cemeteries (Crownsville, Flintstone, Hurlock, Owings Mills, and Cheltenham) with a free plot, opening/closing, and headstone for eligible resident veterans (minimal cost for dependents).