New Mexico

Veterans with 100% permanent service-connected disability receive a full property tax exemption on up to $4,000 of assessed value (approximately $133,000 market value at NM assessment ratio).

All honorably discharged veterans who are heads of household receive a $4,000 reduction in taxable value of their property.

Military retirement pay is fully exempt from New Mexico state income tax, effective 2022.

DV plates available for veterans with a service-connected disability. Veterans with 100% disability are exempt from registration fees and excise tax.

Specialty plates available including Veteran, Purple Heart, POW, branch-specific, and Gold Star plates.

100% tuition and fees at any NM public postsecondary institution for NM resident veterans who served during a recognized period of armed conflict with honorable discharge.

Also available to National Guard members with certain deployment history.

Full tuition and fees at NM public institutions for NM resident Vietnam-era veterans.

Tuition at NM public schools for children of veterans killed in action or who died from service-connected causes.

NM complies with Section 702, ensuring veterans using GI Bill receive in-state tuition rates at all public colleges and universities.

100% tuition for NM National Guard members at NM state schools.

Veterans receive 10 preference points and disabled veterans receive 15 preference points in state government hiring, one of the higher point systems nationwide.

Priority of service at NM Workforce Connection centers with dedicated DVOP and LVER specialists for job search and career assistance.

NM recognizes military training toward professional licensing and provides expedited licensing for veterans and military spouses.

NM state employees receive 15 days of paid military leave per year.

Veterans with 100% service-connected disability receive free resident hunting and fishing licenses.

Veterans with 50% or higher service-connected disability receive reduced-fee hunting and fishing licenses.

Active duty military personnel stationed in New Mexico may purchase resident hunting and fishing licenses regardless of home state.

VA Medical Center in Albuquerque serving New Mexico veterans, with 10 Community-Based Outpatient Clinics across the state.

CBOCs in Artesia, Espanola, Farmington, Gallup, Las Cruces, Las Vegas, Raton, Santa Fe, Silver City, and Truth or Consequences.

State-run veterans home in Truth or Consequences providing skilled nursing and long-term care.

Free readjustment counseling at four Vet Center locations: Albuquerque, Farmington, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe.

Honorably discharged veterans can add a 'VETERAN' designation to their NM driver's license or state ID by presenting DD-214 at the MVD.

Veterans with a 100% service-connected disability receive a free day-use pass for all New Mexico state parks.

NM Department of Veterans Services provides free claims assistance through state Veterans Service Officers with field offices in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, and other locations.

State veterans cemetery at Santa Fe (NM Veterans Memorial) and Angel Fire Vietnam Veterans Memorial state park. Fort Bayard National Cemetery is also available as a federal cemetery.

Specialized court programs in Bernalillo County and other judicial districts providing treatment-based alternatives to incarceration for veterans.