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New Hampshire veteran disability benefits

State benefits that New Hampshire offers veterans with a service-connected disability, on top of your federal VA compensation. Each one links to its official source. This is educational information, not legal advice, and New Hampshire's agency makes the final eligibility call.

Property taxRequires a 100% Permanent & Total rating

Service-Connected Total Disability Tax Credit

Veterans P&T from a service-connected disability (or double amputees/paraplegics) get a property tax credit of $700, locally adoptable up to $4,000.

RSA 72:35; requires VA certification of total and permanent disability.

Official source (verified 2026-06-08)
Property taxRequires a 100% Permanent & Total rating

Full Exemption for Specially Adapted Homestead

Veterans who are blind, paraplegic, or double amputees from service connection and own a VA-assisted specially adapted homestead are fully exempt.

Tied to specific conditions plus a VA-assisted specially adapted housing grant.

Official source (verified 2026-06-08)
Income tax

No State Tax on Retirement or Disability Pay

New Hampshire has no general income tax on wages, military retirement pay, or VA disability compensation.

The former interest-and-dividends tax is repealed (2025).

Official source (verified 2026-06-08)
Recreation & licensesRequires a 100% Permanent & Total rating

Free Perpetual Hunting/Fishing License (100% disabled)

Resident veterans P&T from a service-connected disability get a free perpetual Fish and Game license (one-time $10 admin fee).

RSA 214:13. Veterans 80-99% disabled for 2+ years instead get a lifetime license at 50% of cost.

Official source (verified 2026-06-08)

Most state benefits scale with your VA combined rating.

Estimate your combined rating for free, then see what you can claim to reach the thresholds above.

VA Disability Pro is an independent tool. It is not the VA, not a law firm, and not a VA-accredited representative. State benefits and eligibility change; always confirm with the official sources linked above.