Veterans Benefits in Maryland

Maryland operates the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, a 454-bed facility providing assisted living (168 beds) and skilled nursing (286 beds) with medical, dental, psychological, and therapeutic care.

The Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship provides up to 50% of tuition, fees, room and board for up to five years for veterans who served in Afghanistan or Iraq, as well as their spouses and children.

Veterans, National Guard members, and active-duty service members residing in Maryland qualify for in-state tuition rates at all Maryland public institutions regardless of how long they have lived in the state.

Provides tuition assistance to dependents of veterans who died or became disabled in the line of duty, for use at Maryland accredited colleges and universities. The award may not exceed the equivalent annual tuition and mandatory fees of a resident undergraduate at a four-year University System of Maryland institution.

Provides military veterans and active-duty military with a special 0.25% interest rate discount on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage for home purchases through the Department of Housing and Community Development.

Maryland offers expedited professional credential and license transfer for veterans and military spouses relocating to Maryland, including college credit recognition.

Maryland offers 10 hiring preference points for state employment to eligible veterans, former POWs, spouses of disabled veterans, and surviving spouses.

Maryland provides a pension exclusion for military retirement income. Residents aged 65 or older, or those who are disabled, may exclude up to $34,300. All VA disability payments are completely exempt.

Maryland exempts 100% permanently and totally disabled veterans from all property taxes on their primary residence for life.

Maryland resident veterans who are former POWs or have a 100% service-connected disability are eligible for a free lifetime hunting or fishing license with all stamps and permits included.

Maryland resident and nonresident veterans receive free entry to all Maryland state parks year-round.

Maryland operates five state veterans cemeteries in Cheltenham, Crownsville, Flintstone, Hurlock, and Owings Mills providing free burial to eligible veterans.