Minority Veterans
Questions and Answers

1. What VA Benefits am I eligible to receive?
2. What type of help can I receive from your office?
3. What other State programs am I eligible to receive?
4. Are there any other State Benefits offered to Veterans?

1. What VA Benefits am I eligible to receive?
You may eligible for one of the following VA Benefits:
– Disability compensation for disabilities and medical conditions that are service related.
– Disability pension for non-service related disabilities
– Education assistance programs
– Work-study allowance
– Vocational rehabilitation and counseling
– Insurance
– Home loan benefits
– Burial Benefits
– Burial in a VA National or State Cemetery
– Employment assistance and
– Survivors’ benefits programs

2. What type of help can I receive from your office?
The Missouri Veterans Commission has Veterans Service Officers available to assist Veterans with issues such as:
– Preparation of forms
– Submission of applications
– Answering letters from VA
– Providing follow-up on claims for benefits from VA

3. What other State programs am I eligible to receive?
There two other programs available to eligible Veterans.
– The Missouri Veterans Commission offers skilled nursing care at seven Veteran Homes located throughout Missouri.
– The Missouri Veterans Commission also has four State Veterans cemeteries available for the interment of Veterans, their spouses and their dependent children

4. Are there any other State Benefits offered to Veterans?
Yes, other benefits available are listed below:
– Property tax exemption for service connected Veterans (and their spouse) with disability rating of 100%.
– Free fishing license for service connected Veterans with disability rating of 60%.
– Free automobile license plate for Veterans rating of 100%, those needing adaptive equipment, and former POWs or surviving spouse of POW.
– Veterans may purchase various Veterans specialty license plates.
– Five-point preference on the State Merit System when seeking state employment.
– Tuition-free scholarships for certain surviving family members of Veterans who died as a possible result of exposure to “Agent Orange” or similar toxic chemical during the Vietnam War.
– Payments made from the Agent Orange Settlement Fund to Veterans or their dependents are exempt from the state tax.