Montana

Disabled Veteran (DV) Property Tax Assistance: 50, 70, 80, or 100 percent tax reduction on the primary residence depending on income.

Montana does not tax VA disability compensation. Military retirement pay is partially exempt - working retirees may deduct 50% of military retirement for their first five Montana years, and other retirees get an income-based subtraction; the rest is taxed.

Montana issues a 'DV' plate to veterans rated 100% (or Purple Heart recipients rated 50%+) with no renewal fee, and waives vehicle registration fees on up to two vehicles for eligible disabled veterans and unmarried surviving spouses.

Montana adds a 5% score enhancement for veterans and 10% for disabled veterans applying for state jobs under its Veterans' Employment Preference policy.

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. Montana also has a tuition waiver for honorably discharged veterans at Montana University System campuses for qualifying veterans.

The Montana University System War Orphans Waiver covers undergraduate tuition (not fees) for children 25 or younger of service members who were Montana residents at entry, served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, or Afghanistan, and were killed in action or died of combat-related causes. Separate waivers serve honorably discharged Montana veterans whose VA education benefits are exhausted (last-dollar) and surviving spouses/children of Montana National Guard members killed on state active duty.

Montana lets veterans and service members with a combat-connected disability apply for half-price deer and antelope licenses (up to 50 issued per year). Montana residents with a permanent, substantial disability can buy a Conservation License for $8 and a fishing license for $10.50 (plus $2 AIS Prevention Pass). There is no free statewide disabled-veteran combination license.

Montana residents whose vehicles qualify for the veteran motor-vehicle registration fee exemption are also exempt from Montana State Parks entry fees, and Montana resident veterans receive a 50% camping fee discount at state parks (electrical fees excluded).

Veterans (and unmarried surviving spouses) whose vehicles qualify for the Montana registration fee exemption are exempt from state parks entry fees, and Montana resident veterans get 50% off camping (electrical fees excluded).

Montana maintains three state veterans cemeteries (Fort Harrison near Helena, Miles City, and Missoula) with low-cost burial (free for cremated remains) and a waived cemetery fee for 100% disabled veterans.