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COUNTY BENEFITS FOR VETERANS
Veterans
Service Officers advise and assist veterans, active-duty members of the
Armed Forces of the United States and their spouses, surviving spouses,
dependent parents, and dependents in presenting claims or obtaining
entitlements or benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Some
of the services that can be provided are preparation of forms, documentation
of claims with pertinent data, proper submission and case management of
claims to the appropriate agencies and discharge assistance.
State of Colorado Benefits for Veterans
Certification
of Discharge or Separation
Your local
County Recorders Office will record, without cost to the veterans,
certificates of discharge or separation from the Armed Forces of the United
States. It is very important to do this in order to preserve this very
valuable document in case of fire, flood or loss. Please contact your local
County Recorder, court house or Veterans Service Officer.
Tax Exemption
There is excluded from
gross income, retirement pay’ received by members of the Armed Forces, to
the extent it is excluded from Federal income tax and not to exceed $20,000
in any one taxable year.
State Veterans’
Home
Admission preference is
given to veterans, spouses, widows and mothers at State Veterans Center,
Homelake, Colorado. With 40 operating beds in the domiciliary unit and 60
beds in nursing care service.
State Veterans’
Nursing Home
The Colorado State
Veterans Nursing Home at Florence, Colorado with a bed capacity of 120 beds.
Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home at Rifle, Colorado with a capacity of
100 beds. Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home at Walsenburg with a capacity
of 120 beds. We have a new State Veterans Home. It is the Fitzsimmons State
Veterans Home, located in Denver, CO. It has a capacity of 180 beds.
State Loan
Program
None
State Bonus
None
Burial
Allowance
County allowance of up
to $50 for burial and up to $50 for setting markers for pauper veterans.
License Plates
The State provides
plates at no cost to the veteran include: recipients of the Medal of Honor,
recipients of the Purple Heart, to certain disabled wartime veterans,
special disabled veterans license plates, and special license plates for
former POWs. Plates for honorably discharged veterans may be purchased for
nominal fee.
Motor Vehicles
No fee shall be charged
to certain disabled veterans or Ex-POWs who have established their right to
benefits under public laws. Applies to subsequent vehicles, but only one at
a time.
Fishing License
No fee to a member of
the Armed Forces stationed as a resident patient at a military hospital or
convalescent station, or any resident patient at a USDVA hospital located
within the State, nor for any veteran who is permanently and totally
disabled.
Small Game
Hunting and Fishing License
For Colorado residents who
are also disabled veterans, the Division of Wildlife offers free of charge a
lifetime combination small game hunting and fishing license. To qualify for
this license, a disabled veteran must have an honorable discharge and a 60%
or more service-related disability. For more information about the small
game/fishing license, or to obtain an application, please call (303)
291-7235.
Civil Service
Rights
Disabled veterans shall
have 10 points added to their grades and non-disabled veterans shall be
credited with an additional 5 points for "state employment".
Operation
Recognition
Operation Recognition
is a program to award high school diplomas to deserving and qualified WWII,
Korea and Vietnam Era veterans. Operation Recognition is authorized by
Colorado State Law and is offered by the Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs
in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Education and the Colorado
Association of School Boards.
Tuition
Assistance
Reduced or Free tuition
at certain designated State Institutions of post-secondary education for
members of the Colorado National Guard (must serve 2 years for each year
granted) Free tuition in certain State-support schools for children of
prisoners of war or persons missing in actions who were Colorado residents
when they entered the Armed Forces, or for children of Colorado National
Guardsmen who died or were permanently disabled while on State active duty
limited to dependents who do not qualify for Federal Education benefits.
APPLICATION:
Contact: Colorado Commission on Higher Education, 1300 Broadway, Second
Floor, Denver, CO 80203; telephone: 303-866-2723
Disability
Compensation
Disability
Compensation is a benefit paid to a veteran because of injuries or diseases
that happened while on active duty, or were made worse by active military
service. It is also paid to certain veterans disabled from VA health care.
The benefits are tax-free.
Disability
Pension Benefits
Disability
Pension is a benefit paid to wartime veterans with limited income who are no
longer able to work
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