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Benefits for Service Connected Veterans

Programs & services

Listed on the organization's official site (veterans.maryland.gov), checked Sep 3, 2026. Always confirm availability with the organization.

  • Veterans Readiness & Employment ProgramVeterans with 20% service connection or 10% with serious employment handicap; apply within 12 years of first award.
  • VA Home Improvement & Structural Alteration (HISA) grantService-connected veterans in the 10% to 20% category with a physician referral.
  • Automobile grant and adaptive equipmentService-connected veterans under certain SMC provisions in the 10% to 20% category.
  • Chapter 35 education for dependentsDependents of veterans who are permanent & total rated or whose death was service-connected.
  • CHAMPVA health care for dependentsDependents of veterans with 100% scheduler rating or total disability based upon unemployability.
  • Specially adapted housing & home adaptation grantsVeterans with 100% scheduler rating or total disability based upon unemployability.
  • Universal Disability Pass for Maryland State ParksVeterans with permanent & total disability.
  • Property tax exemptionVeterans with 100% scheduler rating or total disability based upon unemployability.

Eligibility (general guidance)

Open to Maryland veterans and transitioning service members; some programs require a service-connected disability or recent separation. Confirm specific requirements on the official site or with an accredited Veterans Service Officer.

How to reach them

Next step

See every Maryland program for this need, how they fit together, and what to try first.

Read the Maryland guide

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Source: Maryland Department of Veterans & Military Families, the official Maryland state veterans agency. Details can change; confirm directly with the program.

View source page (veterans.maryland.gov/benefits-services/benefits-service-connected-veterans)

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