South Dakota veteran benefits

South Dakota exempts up to $200,000 of dwelling value from property tax for veterans rated 100 percent permanent and total (full exemption for paraplegic veterans in adapted homes), gives free hunting and fishing licenses for resident disabled veterans, in state tuition at South Dakota Board of Regents universities, and a free lifetime state park entrance license for veterans who are 100 percent disabled, SMC-K recipients, former POWs, or Purple Heart recipients.

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

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South Dakota veterans agency

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