District of Columbia veteran benefits

The District of Columbia supports veterans through the Mayor's Office of Veterans Affairs (OVA). Highlights include a generous Disabled Veterans Homestead property-tax deduction for 100 percent service-connected residents and a veterans' preference for District government jobs. Note that the District is a city, not a state: it taxes military retirement pay and relies on federal national parks and national cemeteries rather than state-run ones.

Record facts

Type: state benefits
Last reviewed: 2026-06-26

Official source

Sources

District of Columbia veterans agency

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