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Veteran Qualifications

Filing Deadline:  April 15

Applicants must Be:

  • A resident of New Hampshire for at least one year as of April 1. 
  • Every resident of this state who served not less than 90 days in the armed forces of the United States in any qualifying war or armed conflict listed below and was honorably discharged or an officer honorably separated from service; or the spouse or surviving spouse of such resident; 
  • Every resident of this state who was terminated from the armed forces because of service-connected disability; or the surviving spouse of such resident; and 
  • The surviving spouse of any resident who suffered a service-connected death.
  • Service in a qualifying war or armed conflict shall be as follows:
  • World War I:  April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918, extended to April 1, 1920 for service in Russia; provided that military or naval service on or after November 12, 1918 and before July 2, 1921, where there was prior service between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918 shall be considered as World War I service;
  • World War II:  December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946:  Note:  This time period also includes a Merchant Marine who was activated during WWII between December 7, 1941 and August 15, 1945;
  • Korean Conflict: June 25, 1950 and January 31, 1955;
  • Vietnam Conflict: July 1, 1958 and December 22, 1961 - requires the Vietnam Service Medal or the Armed Forced Expeditionary Medal;
  • Vietnam Conflict: December 22, 1961 and May 7, 1975;
  • Persian Gulf War: August 2, 1990 and the date thereafter prescribed by Presidential proclamation or by law; and
  • Any other war or armed conflict that has occurred since May 8, 1975 and in which the resident earned an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal or Theater of Operations Medal.

Credit Amount:                $750.00

Documents Required:

  • Proof of service – DD-214 Form (if you need assistance in obtaining your DD-214 Form, contact the New Hampshire Veteran’s Council at 1-800-622-9230 or 624-9230 or www.archives.gov).
  • PA-29 Form (Application)
  • Drivers License
  • Trust Document (if applicable)
  • PA-33 Form - Statement of Qualification (if property is under a Trust).