State / Territory Benefits - Missouri
Motor Vehicle Titling & Registration Benefits
Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Facilities
Summary: The State of Missouri offers special benefits for its military Service members and Veterans including Retired Military Pay and Property Tax Exemptions, State Employment Preferences, Education and Tuition Assistance, Operation Outreach, Special Military Vehicle Tags, as well as Hunting and Fishing License privileges. Eligibility for some benefits may depend on residency, military component, and Veteran disability status.
State Benefit Highlights and Eligibility
Combat-pay exclusion: Missouri allows a subtraction of all military income received while serving in a combat zone, which is included in federal adjusted gross income and is not otherwise excluded.
Agent Orange Settlement: Payments made from the Agent Orange Fund to a Veteran or his/her dependents are exempt from state tax.
Income Tax Exemption for Certain Retirement Benefits: Missouri allows 15% of military pension income to be exempt from state taxes. This tax deduction will increase 15% annually until January 1, 2016, when all military retirement & pension income will be tax-free.
Military Disability Retired Pay: Retirees who entered the military before September 24, 1975, and members receiving disability retirements based on combat injuries or who could receive disability payments from the VA are covered by laws giving disability broad exemption from federal income tax. Most military retired pay based on service-related disabilities also is free from federal income tax, but there is no guarantee of total protection.
VA Disability Dependency and Indemnity Compensation: Not subject to federal or state taxes.
Vietnam Veterans Survivor Grant Program: Up to 12 grants are available to children and spouses of Vietnam Veterans who served between 1961 and 1972 and whose death was attributed to, or caused by exposure to toxic chemicals during the Vietnam conflict. The Veteran must have been a Missouri resident when first entering military service and at the time of death. The maximum annual grant amount is the least of: the actual tuition charged at the school where you are enrolled full-time, OR the amount of tuition charged to a Missouri undergraduate resident enrolled full-time in the same class level and in the same academic major as an applicant at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Download the Vietnam Veteran Survivor Grant Program Application here.
Eligibility: To be eligible, you must:
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Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time (12 credit hours) undergraduate student at a participating Missouri postsecondary school. Students with disabilities may be considered full-time when enrolled in at least six credit hours.
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Maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by the school.
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Be a United States citizen permanent resident.
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Not be pursuing a degree or certificate in theology or divinity.
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Not have received a bachelor's degree, completed 150 semester credit hours, or received the award for 10 semesters, whichever occurs first.
Wartime Veteran's Survivors Grant Program: Provides for the spouse and children of a Missouri Soldier who was killed while serving in action, or became 80% disabled as a result of injuries or accidents sustained in combat action since September 11, 2011 to receive a grant to attend a public college of university in Missouri. The veteran must have been a Missouri resident when first entering the military service or at the time of death or injury.
Eligibility: To be eligible, you must:
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Be a United States citizen, permanent resident, or otherwise lawfully present in the United States.
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Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at least half-time in a participating college or university.
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Be the Veteran's spouse at the time of death or injury or the Veteran's child
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Be less than 25 years of age if you are the veteran's child.
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Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 and maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by the school.
Tuition Assistance: Tuition Assistance (TA) provides 100% tuition assistance for students with 10 years or less of military service; for students with 10 to 17 years of service it covers 50% of tuition. Tuition is paid at the rate of $245.60 per credit hour. The program covers up to 39 credit hours per year (15 credit hours for fall/15 credit hours for spring/9 credit hours for summer).
Eligibility: State TA is available to all Army National Guard members and pays for tuition only for schools approved for Missouri State Tuition Assistance. The following are additional requirements to obtain TA:
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All Army members MUST APPLY for and exhaust their Federal TA before they will be awarded State TA.
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Applicants must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5. Failure to maintain the grade point average will result in the student being placed on academic probation for the next semester. Should the grade point average remain below the 2.5 level, the student will be denied any further State TA until achieving the required grade point average.
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State TA may not be used to obtain a degree in theology or divinity.
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State TA may only be used to obtain your first undergraduate degree.
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Soldiers must remain in an active military status for the semester/session for which they are receiving educational assistance. Failure to maintain active status will result in the recoupment.
Employment Assistance: Public employees receive 15 days military leave per fiscal year. (October 1 through September 30).
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard and Reserve members.
Local Veterans Employment Representatives & Disabled Veterans Outreach Program: Local Veterans Employment Representatives facilitate or provide assistance in job placement and accessing needed services. Services provided are job development, monitoring job listings, identification of employment and training opportunities and direct referrals to jobs.
Veterans' Preference with State of Missouri Employment: Missouri Veterans receive five-point preference when testing for any position with the state, with a ten-point preference for a service-connected disabled Veteran. Spouses of eligible Veterans can also qualify for Veterans Preference for State testing.
Priority for Qualified Veterans Employment: State agencies, which administer federally funded employment and training programs for Veterans, shall give priority to qualified Veterans and other eligible persons.
Motor Vehicle Titling & Registration Benefits:
Free Disabled Veteran (DV) License Plates: Disabled Veteran specialty license plates are available to eligible applicants at no fee (limit one set per applicant). To qualify for Disabled Veteran specialty license plates, you must be a Missouri resident who has served in and was honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces.
Free Former Prisoners of War Plates: Former Prisoner of War (POW) specialty license plates are available to eligible applicants at no fee (limit one set per applicant). To qualify for Former POW specialty license plates, you must be a Missouri resident who has served in and was honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Plates: The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal plate is available for Veterans who show proof of Military Eligibility showing applicant was discharged and received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; or, if applicant is currently serving, proof currently serving and a copy of orders or certificate that shows the applicant was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. The cost is $15.
Army Plates: In order to receive the Army license plate, the applicant must submit a copy of his or her military ID card or a notarized statement signed by his or her commanding officer verifying that he or she has served and was honorably discharged or currently serves, and is a member in good standing of a branch of the United States Armed Forces or reserves. The cost is $15.
Air Medal Plates: Any person who has been awarded the Air Medal military service award may apply for Air Medal motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. The cost is $15.
Bronze Star Plates: Any person who has been awarded the Bronze Star military service award may apply for bronze star motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. The cost is $15.
Combat Infantry Badge: Any person who was discharged and received the Combat Infantryman Badge; or, if applicant is currently serving, proof currently serving and a copy of orders or certificate that shows the applicant was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. The cost is $15.
Congressional Medal of Honor: Any person who has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor may apply for special motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle he owns, either solely or jointly, other than commercial vehicles weighing over twelve thousand pounds, as provided in this section. There is no fee.
Desert Storm and Desert Shield: Any person who served in the military operation known as Desert Storm or Desert Shield and either currently serves in any branch of the United States Armed Forces or was honorably discharged from such service may apply for Desert Storm or Desert Shield motor vehicle license plates, for any motor vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. The cost is $15.
Distinguished Flying Cross Plates: Any person who has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross military service award may apply for Distinguished Flying Cross motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. The cost is $15.
Korean War Veteran: Any person who served in the Korean War and was honorably discharged from such service may apply for special motor vehicle license plates, either solely or jointly, for issuance for any vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds. Provide proof of service in the Korean War and status as an honorably discharged Veteran. Cost is $15.
National Guard Plate: Missouri National Guard license plate available at additional cost.
Eligibility: MO National Guard members.
Operation Enduring Freedom: Any person who is serving on active duty or has served in any branch of the United States military, including the reserves or National Guard, during any part of Operation Enduring Freedom and has not been dishonorably discharged may receive special motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Cost is $15.
Operation Iraqi Freedom: Any person who served in the military operation known as Operation Iraqi Freedom and either currently serves in any branch of the United States Armed Forces or was honorably discharged from such service may apply for Operation Iraqi Freedom motor vehicle license plates, for any motor vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Cost is $15.
Operation Noble Eagle Any person who is serving or has served in any branch of the United States military, including the reserves or National Guard, during any part of Operation Noble Eagle and has not been dishonorably discharged may receive special motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Cost is $15.
Pearl Harbor Survivor: Any member of the United States Military Service who was stationed on or within three miles of the Hawaiian Island of Oahu on December 7, 1941, during the enemy attack on Pearl Harbor and other related military installations may apply for special motor vehicle license plates for one vehicle he owns, either solely or jointly, as provided in this section. Cost is $15.
Purple Heart Plates: Any person who has been awarded the Purple Heart medal may apply for special motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle he or she owns, either solely or jointly, other than commercial vehicles weighing over twelve thousand pounds. There is no specialty plate fee for first set. There is a$15 specialty plate fee for second or subsequent set.
Retired Military Army: Any person who is a retired member of the United States Army, Reserves or National Guard may apply for free retired military motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section is issued for a vehicle owned solely or jointly by such person.
U.S. Veteran Plate: Any person who served in the active military service in a branch of the armed services of the United States and was honorably discharged from such service may apply for special personalized license plates for any vehicle other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Any such person shall make application for the special license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof of service and status as an honorably discharged veteran as the director may require. Cost is $15.
Vietnam Veteran: Any person who served in the Vietnam Conflict and either currently serves in any branch of the United States Armed Forces or was honorably discharged from such service may apply for special motor vehicle license plates, either solely or jointly, for issuance either for any passenger motor vehicle. Cost is $15.
Click here for a list of additional license plates for Missouri.
Health and Insurance Benefits:
Medical Benefits: State Active Duty covered under worker's compensation.
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard members.
Injury/Death Benefits: State Active Duty under worker's compensation.
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard members.
Group Insurance: Offered: $5,000/$2.40 mo; $10,000/$4.40 mo; $15,000/$6.40 mo; $20,l000/$8.40 mo; $25,000/$10.40 mo; $30,000/$12.40 mo; $35,000/$14.40 mo; $50,000/$20.40 mo. Insurance also offered for Family members.
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard members.
Workers Compensation: State Active Duty receives worker's compensation
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard members.
Resident National Guard and Reserve Service Small Game Hunting and Fishing Permits: Permits are issued to Missouri residents who are currently, or have in the previous 12 months, been mobilized and serving on full-time active military duty in the National Guard (federal status) or Reserve forces of the United States to take fish, frogs, mussels, clams, turtles, crayfish, live bait, birds (except turkey), mammals (except deer), and to sell furbearers taken by hunting. Click here for application.
Missouri Military Family Relief Fund (MMFRF): Is a state administered fund that assists Families of persons who are members of the Missouri National Guard or residents who are members of the Reserves and have been called to active duty as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard or a Missouri resident Reserve Component member; holding a rank no higher than O-3 or W-2; have been on Title 10 or Title 32 orders for 30 consecutive days or more; have been off Title 10 or Title 32 orders as a result on September 11, 2001 attacks for 24 months or less; have not received a previous grant from this fund in past 12 months; and not have a situation that requires a monetary resolution in less than a week.
Homeless Veterans Benefits: Every VA Medical Center in Missouri has a Homeless Veterans Coordinator. Services provided include outreach, case management, referrals to benefits counselors, linkage to healthcare, and housing assistances.
Missouri Veterans Homes: Seven skilled nursing homes are located throughout Missouri, providing three levels of skilled nursing care at minimal cost to the Veteran. Under the management of Missouri Veterans Commission, these homes are located in Cameron, Warrensburg, Mexico, St. Louis, St. James, Cape Girardeau, and Mt. Vernon.
Eligibility: Veteran must have lived in Missouri for 180 days, meet the criteria for Veteran status established by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and require skilled nursing services.
State Veterans Cemeteries: Missouri Veterans Commission currently operates five State Veterans Cemeteries, one each in Springfield, Higginsville, Bloomfield, Jacksonville, and Ft. Leonard Wood. The Missouri Veterans Commission provides the following benefits at no cost to Veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependent children.
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Opening and closing of the grave
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A concrete grave liner if a vault is not provided by the Family
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Upright granite headstone
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Perpetual care
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Full military honors for the Veteran
Eligibility: The eligibility criteria is the same as that for a national cemetery:
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The Veteran must have been discharged from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable and have completed the required period of service as required by law.
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Death of the Veteran occurred while on active duty.
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After 7 September 1980 for enlisted and after 16 October 1981 for officers, the individual must have served 24 consecutive months on active duty or the full period for which called to active duty.
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Reservists or members of the National Guard who are eligible for retired pay as a result of 20 years creditable service are entitled to interment in a Missouri State Veterans Cemetery. Reservists and members of the National Guard who are called to active duty by Presidential Executive Order and who satisfactorily complete the period for which they are called to duty are also eligible.
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There is no residency requirement for interment in a Missouri Veterans Cemetery.
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U.S. Citizens who served in the armed forces of a government allied with the United States during wartime may also be eligible.
NOTE: Former spouses whose marriage to an eligible Veteran was terminated by divorce are not eligible for burial in a Missouri Veterans cemetery.
The Missouri Veterans Award Program: was first established in 2000 with the creation of the World War II Veterans' Award Recognition. The World War II Veterans' Award Recognition consists of a medal, medallion, and certificate. World War II Veterans who participated in the D-Day invasion of Europe are also eligible to receive a replica of the Jubilee of Liberty medal. Since the program began, over 41,000 Missouri Veterans have been awarded the World War II Veterans' Award Recognition. In the 2003 legislative session, the Korean War Medallion was added. The Korean War award consists of a medal, medallion, and certificate. In the 2006 legislative session, the Vietnam War Medallion was added. The Vietnam War award consists of a medal, medallion, and certificate.
Vietnam War Medallion Program: Every Veteran who honorably served on active duty in the United States military service at any time beginning February 28, 1961, and ending May 7, 1975 is entitled to receive a Vietnam War medallion, medal, and a certificate of appreciation.
Eligibility: The Veteran is or was a legal resident of Missouri when he or she entered or was discharged from military service or at the time of his or her death.
Missouri Veterans Women Veterans Initiative: The Missouri Veterans Commission ensures that Missouri's Women Veterans have equitable access to federal and state Veterans services and ensure Women Veterans are aware of their VA benefits.
Combat-pay exclusion: Missouri allows a subtraction of all military income received while serving in a combat zone, which is included in federal adjusted gross income and is not otherwise excluded.
Agent Orange Settlement: Payments made from the Agent Orange Fund to a Veteran or his/her dependents are exempt from state tax.
Income Tax Exemption for Certain Retirement Benefits: Missouri allows 15% of military pension income to be exempt from state taxes. This tax deduction will increase 15% annually until January 1, 2016, when all military retirement & pension income will be tax-free.
Military Disability Retired Pay: Retirees who entered the military before September 24, 1975, and members receiving disability retirements based on combat injuries or who could receive disability payments from the VA are covered by laws giving disability broad exemption from federal income tax. Most military retired pay based on service-related disabilities also is free from federal income tax, but there is no guarantee of total protection.
VA Disability Dependency and Indemnity Compensation: Not subject to federal or state taxes.
Missouri Returning Heroes' Education Act: This act limits the tuition to no more than $50.00 per credit hour at public colleges and universities while enrolled in an undergraduate certificate of degree program after all other financial aid is taken into account.
Eligibility: Combat Veterans who served after September 11, 2001. Veteran remains eligible for ten years after honorable discharge.
Wartime Veteran's Survivors Grant Program: Provides for the spouse and children of a Missouri Soldier who was killed while serving in action, or became 80% disabled as a result of injuries or accidents sustained in combat action since September 11, 2011 to receive a grant to attend a public college of university in Missouri. The veteran must have been a Missouri resident when first entering the military service or at the time of death or injury.
Eligibility: To be eligible, you must:
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Be a United States citizen, permanent resident, or otherwise lawfully present in the United States.
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Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at least half-time in a participating college or university.
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Be the Veteran's spouse at the time of death or injury or the Veteran's child
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Be less than 25 years of age if you are the veteran's child.
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Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 and maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by the school.
Local Veterans Employment Representatives & Disabled Veterans Outreach Program: Local Veterans Employment Representatives facilitate or provide assistance in job placement and accessing needed services. Services provided are job development, monitoring job listings, identification of employment and training opportunities and direct referrals to jobs.
Veterans' Preference with State of Missouri Employment: Missouri Veterans receive five-point preference when testing for any position with the state, with a ten-point preference for a service-connected disabled Veteran. Spouses of eligible Veterans can also qualify for Veterans Preference for State testing.
Priority for Qualified Veterans Employment: State agencies, which administer federally funded employment and training programs for Veterans, shall give priority to qualified Veterans and other eligible persons.
Free Disabled Veteran (DV) License Plates: Disabled Veteran specialty license plates are available to eligible applicants at no fee (limit one set per applicant). To qualify for Disabled Veteran specialty license plates, you must be a Missouri resident who has served in and was honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces.
Free Former Prisoners of War Plates: Former Prisoner of War (POW) specialty license plates are available to eligible applicants at no fee (limit one set per applicant). To qualify for Former POW specialty license plates, you must be a Missouri resident who has served in and was honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces.
Army Plates: In order to receive the Army license plate, the applicant must submit a copy of his or her military ID card or a notarized statement signed by his or her commanding officer verifying that he or she has served and was honorably discharged or currently serves, and is a member in good standing of a branch of the United States Armed Forces or reserves. The cost is $15.
Purple Heart Plates: Any person who has been awarded the Purple Heart medal may apply for special motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle he or she owns, either solely or jointly, other than commercial vehicles weighing over twelve thousand pounds. There is no specialty plate fee for first set. There is a$15 specialty plate fee for second or subsequent set.
Click here for a list of additional license plates for Missouri.
Resident National Guard and Reserve Service Small Game Hunting and Fishing Permits: Permits are issued to Missouri residents who are currently, or have in the previous 12 months, been mobilized and serving on full-time active military duty in the National Guard (federal status) or Reserve forces of the United States to take fish, frogs, mussels, clams, turtles, crayfish, live bait, birds (except turkey), mammals (except deer), and to sell furbearers taken by hunting. Click here for application.
Missouri Military Family Relief Fund (MMFRF): Is a state administered fund that assists Families of persons who are members of the Missouri National Guard or residents who are members of the Reserves and have been called to active duty as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard or a Missouri resident Reserve Component member; holding a rank no higher than O-3 or W-2; have been on Title 10 or Title 32 orders for 30 consecutive days or more; have been off Title 10 or Title 32 orders as a result on September 11, 2001 attacks for 24 months or less; have not received a previous grant from this fund in past 12 months; and not have a situation that requires a monetary resolution in less than a week.
Homeless Veterans Benefits: Every VA Medical Center in Missouri has a Homeless Veterans Coordinator. Services provided include outreach, case management, referrals to benefits counselors, linkage to health care and housing assistances.
Missouri Veterans Homes: Seven skilled nursing homes are located throughout Missouri, providing three levels of skilled nursing care at minimal cost to the Veteran. Under the management of Missouri Veterans Commission, these homes are located in Cameron, Warrensburg, Mexico, St. Louis, St. James, Cape Girardeau, and Mt. Vernon.
Eligibility: Veteran must have lived in Missouri for 180 days, meet the criteria for Veteran status established by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and require skilled nursing services.
State Veterans Cemeteries: Missouri Veterans Commission currently operates five State Veterans Cemeteries, one each in Springfield, Higginsville, Bloomfield, Jacksonville, and Ft. Leonard Wood. The Missouri Veterans Commission provides the following benefits at no cost to Veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependent children.
•· Opening and closing of the grave
•· A concrete grave liner if a vault is not provided by the Family
•· Upright granite headstone
•· Perpetual care
•· Full military honors for the Veteran
Eligibility: The eligibility criteria is the same as that for a national cemetery:
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The Veteran must have been discharged from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable and have completed the required period of service as required by law.
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Death of the Veteran occurred while on active duty.
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After 7 September 1980 for enlisted and after 16 October 1981 for officers, the individual must have served 24 consecutive months on active duty or the full period for which called to active duty.
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Reservists or members of the National Guard who are eligible for retired pay as a result of 20 years creditable service are entitled to interment in a Missouri State Veterans Cemetery. Reservists and members of the National Guard who are called to active duty by Presidential Executive Order and who satisfactorily complete the period for which they are called to duty are also eligible.
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There is no residency requirement for interment in a Missouri Veterans Cemetery.
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U.S. Citizens who served in the armed forces of a government allied with the United States during wartime may also be eligible.
NOTE: Former spouses whose marriage to an eligible Veteran was terminated by divorce are not eligible for burial in a Missouri Veterans cemetery.
The Missouri Veterans Award Program: was first established in 2000 with the creation of the World War II Veterans' Award Recognition. The World War II Veterans' Award Recognition consists of a medal, medallion, and certificate. World War II Veterans who participated in the D-Day invasion of Europe are also eligible to receive a replica of the Jubilee of Liberty medal. Since the program began, over 41,000 Missouri Veterans have been awarded the World War II Veterans' Award Recognition. In the 2003 legislative session, the Korean War Medallion was added. The Korean War award consists of a medal, medallion, and certificate. In the 2006 legislative session, the Vietnam War Medallion was added. The Vietnam War award consists of a medal, medallion, and certificate.
Vietnam War Medallion Program: Every Veteran who honorably served on active duty in the United States military service at any time beginning February 28, 1961, and ending May 7, 1975 is entitled to receive a Vietnam War medallion, medal, and a certificate of appreciation.
Eligibility: The Veteran is or was a legal resident of Missouri when he or she entered or was discharged from military service or at the time of his or her death. Any spouse or eldest living survivor of a deceased Veteran who is entitled to the medallion may receive it on behalf of the deceased Veteran.
Missouri Veterans Women Veterans Initiative: The Missouri Veterans Commission ensures that Missouri's Women Veterans have equitable access to federal and state Veterans services and ensure Women Veterans are aware of their VA benefits.
Agent Orange Settlement: Payments made from the Agent Orange Fund to a Veteran or his/her dependents are exempt from state tax.
Vietnam Veterans Survivor Grant Program: Up to 12 grants are available to children and spouses of Vietnam Veterans who served between 1961 and 1972 and whose death was attributed to, or caused by exposure to toxic chemicals during the Vietnam conflict. The Veteran must have been a Missouri resident when first entering military service and at the time of death. The maximum annual grant amount is the least of: the actual tuition charged at the school where you are enrolled full-time, OR the amount of tuition charged to a Missouri undergraduate resident enrolled full-time in the same class level and in the same academic major as an applicant at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Download the Vietnam Veteran Survivor Grant Program Application here.
Eligibility: To be eligible, you must:
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Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time (12 credit hours) undergraduate student at a participating Missouri postsecondary school. Students with disabilities may be considered full-time when enrolled in at least six credit hours.
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Maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by the school.
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Be a United States citizen permanent resident.
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Not be pursuing a degree or certificate in theology or divinity.
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Not have received a bachelor's degree, completed 150 semester credit hours, or received the award for 10 semesters, whichever occurs first.
Wartime Veteran's Survivors Grant Program: Provides for the spouse and children of a Missouri Soldier who was killed while serving in action, or became 80% disabled as a result of injuries or accidents sustained in combat action since September 11, 2011 to receive a grant to attend a public college of university in Missouri. The veteran must have been a Missouri resident when first entering the military service or at the time of death or injury.
Eligibility: To be eligible, you must:
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Be a United States citizen, permanent resident, or otherwise lawfully present in the United States.
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Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at least half-time in a participating college or university.
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Be the Veteran's spouse at the time of death or injury or the Veteran's child
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Be less than 25 years of age if you are the veteran's child.
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Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 and maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by the school.
Missouri Military Family Relief Fund (MMFRF): Is a state administered fund that assists Families of persons who are members of the Missouri National Guard or residents who are members of the Reserves and have been called to active duty as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard or a Missouri resident Reserve Component member; holding a rank no higher than O-3 or W-2; have been on Title 10 or Title 32 orders for 30 consecutive days or more; have been off Title 10 or Title 32 orders as a result on September 11, 2001 attacks for 24 months or less; have not received a previous grant from this fund in past 12 months; and not have a situation that requires a monetary resolution in less than a week.
State Veterans Cemeteries: Missouri Veterans Commission currently operates five State Veterans Cemeteries, one each in Springfield, Higginsville, Bloomfield, Jacksonville, and Ft. Leonard Wood. The Missouri Veterans Commission provides the following benefits at no cost to Veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependent children.
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Opening and closing of the grave
-
A concrete grave liner if a vault is not provided by the Family
-
Upright granite headstone
-
Perpetual care
-
Full military honors for the Veteran
Eligibility: The eligibility criteria is the same as that for a national cemetery:
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The Veteran must have been discharged from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable and have completed the required period of service as required by law.
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Death of the Veteran occurred while on active duty.
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After 7 September 1980 for enlisted and after 16 October 1981 for officers, the individual must have served 24 consecutive months on active duty or the full period for which called to active duty.
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Reservists or members of the National Guard who are eligible for retired pay as a result of 20 years creditable service are entitled to interment in a Missouri State Veterans Cemetery. Reservists and members of the National Guard who are called to active duty by Presidential Executive Order and who satisfactorily complete the period for which they are called to duty are also eligible.
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There is no residency requirement for interment in a Missouri Veterans Cemetery.
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U.S. Citizens who served in the armed forces of a government allied with the United States during wartime may also be eligible.
NOTE: Former spouses whose marriage to an eligible Veteran was terminated by divorce are not eligible for burial in a Missouri Veterans cemetery.
Combat-pay exclusion: Missouri allows a subtraction of all military income received while serving in a combat zone, which is included in federal adjusted gross income and is not otherwise excluded.
Agent Orange Settlement: Payments made from the Agent Orange Fund to a Veteran or his/her dependents are exempt from state tax.
Income Tax Exemption for Certain Retirement Benefits: Missouri allows 15% of military pension income to be exempt from state taxes. This tax deduction will increase 15% annually until January 1, 2016, when all military retirement & pension income will be tax-free.
Military Disability Retired Pay: Retirees who entered the military before September 24, 1975, and members receiving disability retirements based on combat injuries or who could receive disability payments from the VA are covered by laws giving disability broad exemption from federal income tax. Most military retired pay based on service-related disabilities also is free from federal income tax, but there is no guarantee of total protection.
VA Disability Dependency and Indemnity Compensation: Not subject to federal or state taxes.
Missouri Returning Heroes' Education Act: This act limits the tuition to no more than $50.00 per credit hour at public colleges and universities while enrolled in an undergraduate certificate of degree program after all other financial aid is taken into account.
Eligibility: Combat Veterans who served after September 11, 2001. Veteran remains eligible for ten years after honorable discharge.
Tuition Assistance: Tuition Assistance (TA) provides 100% tuition assistance for students with 10 years or less of military service; for students with 10 to 17 years of service it covers 50% of tuition. Tuition is paid at the rate of $245.60 per credit hour. The program covers up to 39 credit hours per year (15 credit hours for fall/15 credit hours for spring/9 credit hours for summer).
Eligibility: State TA is available to all Army National Guard members and pays for tuition only for schools approved for Missouri State Tuition Assistance. The following are additional requirements to obtain TA:
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All Army members MUST APPLY for and exhaust their Federal TA before they will be awarded State TA.
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Applicants must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5. Failure to maintain the grade point average will result in the student being placed on academic probation for the next semester. Should the grade point average remain below the 2.5 level, the student will be denied any further State TA until achieving the required grade point average.
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State TA may not be used to obtain a degree in theology or divinity.
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State TA may only be used to obtain your first undergraduate degree.
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Soldiers must remain in an active military status for the semester/session for which they are receiving educational assistance. Failure to maintain active status will result in the recoupment.
Employment Assistance: Public employees receive 15 days military leave per fiscal year. (October 1 through September 30).
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard and Reserve members.
Local Veterans Employment Representatives & Disabled Veterans Outreach Program: Local Veterans Employment Representatives facilitate or provide assistance in job placement and accessing needed services. Services provided are job development, monitoring job listings, identification of employment and training opportunities and direct referrals to jobs.
Veterans' Preference with State of Missouri Employment: Missouri Veterans receive five-point preference when testing for any position with the state, with a ten-point preference for a service-connected disabled Veteran. Spouses of eligible Veterans can also qualify for Veterans Preference for State testing.
Priority for Qualified Veterans Employment: State agencies, which administer federally funded employment and training programs for Veterans, shall give priority to qualified Veterans and other eligible persons.
Army Plates: In order to receive the Army license plate, the applicant must submit a copy of his or her military ID card or a notarized statement signed by his or her commanding officer verifying that he or she has served and was honorably discharged or currently serves, and is a member in good standing of a branch of the United States Armed Forces or reserves. The cost is $15.
Operation Enduring Freedom: Any person who is serving on active duty or has served in any branch of the United States military, including the reserves or National Guard, during any part of Operation Enduring Freedom and has not been dishonorably discharged may receive special motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Cost is $15.
Operation Iraqi Freedom: Any person who served in the military operation known as Operation Iraqi Freedom and either currently serves in any branch of the United States Armed Forces or was honorably discharged from such service may apply for Operation Iraqi Freedom motor vehicle license plates, for any motor vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Cost is $15.
Operation Noble Eagle Any person who is serving or has served in any branch of the United States military, including the reserves or National Guard, during any part of Operation Noble Eagle and has not been dishonorably discharged may receive special motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Cost is $15.
National Guard Plate: Missouri National Guard license plate available at additional cost.
Eligibility: MO National Guard members.
Retired Military Army: Any person who is a retired member of the United States Army, Reserves or National Guard may apply for free retired military motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section is issued for a vehicle owned solely or jointly by such person.
Click here for a list of additional license plates for Missouri.
Medical Benefits: State Active Duty covered under worker's compensation.
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard members.
Injury/Death Benefits: State Active Duty under worker's compensation.
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard members.
Group Insurance: Offered: $5,000/$2.40 mo; $10,000/$4.40 mo; $15,000/$6.40 mo; $20,l000/$8.40 mo; $25,000/$10.40 mo; $30,000/$12.40 mo; $35,000/$14.40 mo; $50,000/$20.40 mo. Insurance also offered for Family members.
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard members.
Workers Compensation: State Active Duty receives worker's compensation
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard members.
Resident National Guard and Reserve Service Small Game Hunting and Fishing Permits: Permits are issued to Missouri residents who are currently, or have in the previous 12 months, been mobilized and serving on full-time active military duty in the National Guard (federal status) or Reserve forces of the United States to take fish, frogs, mussels, clams, turtles, crayfish, live bait, birds (except turkey), mammals (except deer), and to sell furbearers taken by hunting. Click here for application.
Missouri Military Family Relief Fund (MMFRF): Is a state administered fund that assists Families of persons who are members of the Missouri National Guard or residents who are members of the Reserves and have been called to active duty as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard or a Missouri resident Reserve Component member; holding a rank no higher than O-3 or W-2; have been on Title 10 or Title 32 orders for 30 consecutive days or more; have been off Title 10 or Title 32 orders as a result on September 11, 2001 attacks for 24 months or less; have not received a previous grant from this fund in past 12 months; and not have a situation that requires a monetary resolution in less than a week.
Homeless Veterans Benefits: Every VA Medical Center in Missouri has a Homeless Veterans Coordinator. Services provided include outreach, case management, referrals to benefits counselors, linkage to health care and housing assistances.
Missouri Veterans Homes: Seven skilled nursing homes are located throughout Missouri, providing three levels of skilled nursing care at minimal cost to the Veteran. Under the management of Missouri Veterans Commission, these homes are located in Cameron, Warrensburg, Mexico, St. Louis, St. James, Cape Girardeau, and Mt. Vernon.
Eligibility: Veteran must have lived in Missouri for 180 days, meet the criteria for Veteran status established by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and require skilled nursing services.
State Veterans Cemeteries: Missouri Veterans Commission currently operates five State Veterans Cemeteries, one each in Springfield, Higginsville, Bloomfield, Jacksonville, and Ft. Leonard Wood. The Missouri Veterans Commission provides the following benefits at no cost to Veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependent children.
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Opening and closing of the grave
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A concrete grave liner if a vault is not provided by the Family
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Upright granite headstone
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Perpetual care
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Full military honors for the Veteran
Eligibility: The eligibility criteria is the same as that for a national cemetery:
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The Veteran must have been discharged from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable and have completed the required period of service as required by law.
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Death of the Veteran occurred while on active duty.
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After 7 September 1980 for enlisted and after 16 October 1981 for officers, the individual must have served 24 consecutive months on active duty or the full period for which called to active duty.
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Reservists or members of the National Guard who are eligible for retired pay as a result of 20 years creditable service are entitled to interment in a Missouri State Veterans Cemetery. Reservists and members of the National Guard who are called to active duty by Presidential Executive Order and who satisfactorily complete the period for which they are called to duty are also eligible.
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There is no residency requirement for interment in a Missouri Veterans Cemetery.
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U.S. Citizens who served in the armed forces of a government allied with the United States during wartime may also be eligible.
NOTE: Former spouses whose marriage to an eligible Veteran was terminated by divorce are not eligible for burial in a Missouri Veterans cemetery.
The Missouri Veterans Award Program: was first established in 2000 with the creation of the World War II Veterans' Award Recognition. The World War II Veterans' Award Recognition consists of a medal, medallion, and certificate. World War II Veterans who participated in the D-Day invasion of Europe are also eligible to receive a replica of the Jubilee of Liberty medal. Since the program began, over 41,000 Missouri Veterans have been awarded the World War II Veterans' Award Recognition. In the 2003 legislative session, the Korean War Medallion was added. The Korean War award consists of a medal, medallion, and certificate. In the 2006 legislative session, the Vietnam War Medallion was added. The Vietnam War award consists of a medal, medallion, and certificate.
War Medallion Program: Vietnam War Medallion Program: Every Veteran who honorably served on active duty in the United States military service at any time beginning February 28, 1961, and ending May 7, 1975 is entitled to receive a Vietnam War medallion, medal, and a certificate of appreciation.
Eligibility: The Veteran is or was a legal resident of Missouri when he or she entered or was discharged from military service or at the time of his or her death.
Missouri Veterans Women Veterans Initiative: The Missouri Veterans Commission ensures that Missouri's Women Veterans have equitable access to federal and state Veterans services and ensure Women Veterans are aware of their VA benefits.
Combat-pay exclusion: Missouri allows a subtraction of all military income received while serving in a combat zone, which is included in federal adjusted gross income and is not otherwise excluded.
Agent Orange Settlement: Payments made from the Agent Orange Fund to a Veteran or his/her dependents are exempt from state tax.
Income Tax Exemption for Certain Retirement Benefits: Missouri allows 15% of military pension income to be exempt from state taxes. This tax deduction will increase 15% annually until January 1, 2016, when all military retirement & pension income will be tax-free.
Military Disability Retired Pay: Retirees who entered the military before September 24, 1975, and members receiving disability retirements based on combat injuries or who could receive disability payments from the VA are covered by laws giving disability broad exemption from federal income tax. Most military retired pay based on service-related disabilities also is free from federal income tax, but there is no guarantee of total protection.
VA Disability Dependency and Indemnity Compensation: Not subject to federal or state taxes.
Missouri Returning Heroes' Education Act: This act limits the tuition to no more than $50.00 per credit hour at public colleges and universities while enrolled in an undergraduate certificate of degree program after all other financial aid is taken into account.
Eligibility: Combat Veterans who served after September 11, 2001. Veteran remains eligible for ten years after honorable discharge.
Employment Assistance: Public employees receive 15 days military leave per fiscal year. (October 1 through September 30).
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard and Reserve members.
Local Veterans Employment Representatives & Disabled Veterans Outreach Program: Local Veterans Employment Representatives facilitate or provide assistance in job placement and accessing needed services. Services provided are job development, monitoring job listings, identification of employment and training opportunities and direct referrals to jobs.
Veterans' Preference with State of Missouri Employment: Missouri Veterans receive five-point preference when testing for any position with the state, with a ten-point preference for a service-connected disabled Veteran. Spouses of eligible Veterans can also qualify for Veterans Preference for State testing.
Priority for Qualified Veterans Employment: State agencies, which administer federally funded employment and training programs for Veterans, shall give priority to qualified Veterans and other eligible persons.
Army Plates: In order to receive the Army license plate, the applicant must submit a copy of his or her military ID card or a notarized statement signed by his or her commanding officer verifying that he or she has served and was honorably discharged or currently serves, and is a member in good standing of a branch of the United States Armed Forces or reserves. The cost is $15.
Operation Enduring Freedom: Any person who is serving on active duty or has served in any branch of the United States military, including the reserves or National Guard, during any part of Operation Enduring Freedom and has not been dishonorably discharged may receive special motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Cost is $15.
Operation Iraqi Freedom: Any person who served in the military operation known as Operation Iraqi Freedom and either currently serves in any branch of the United States Armed Forces or was honorably discharged from such service may apply for Operation Iraqi Freedom motor vehicle license plates, for any motor vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Cost is $15.
Operation Noble Eagle Any person who is serving or has served in any branch of the United States military, including the reserves or National Guard, during any part of Operation Noble Eagle and has not been dishonorably discharged may receive special motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. Cost is $15.
Retired Military Army: Any person who is a retired member of the United States Army, Reserves or National Guard may apply for free retired military motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle the person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of eighteen thousand pounds gross weight. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified pursuant to this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued pursuant to this section is issued for a vehicle owned solely or jointly by such person.
Click here for a list of additional license plates for Missouri.
Resident National Guard and Reserve Service Small Game Hunting and Fishing Permits: Permits are issued to Missouri residents who are currently, or have in the previous 12 months, been mobilized and serving on full-time active military duty in the National Guard (federal status) or Reserve forces of the United States to take fish, frogs, mussels, clams, turtles, crayfish, live bait, birds (except turkey), mammals (except deer), and to sell furbearers taken by hunting. Click here for application.
Missouri Military Family Relief Fund (MMFRF): Is a state administered fund that assists Families of persons who are members of the Missouri National Guard or residents who are members of the Reserves and have been called to active duty as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Eligibility: Missouri National Guard or a Missouri resident Reserve Component member; holding a rank no higher than O-3 or W-2; have been on Title 10 or Title 32 orders for 30 consecutive days or more; have been off Title 10 or Title 32 orders as a result on September 11, 2001 attacks for 24 months or less; have not received a previous grant from this fund in past 12 months; and not have a situation that requires a monetary resolution in less than a week.
Homeless Veterans Benefits: Every VA Medical Center in Missouri has a Homeless Veterans Coordinator. Services provided include outreach, case management, referrals to benefits counselors, linkage to health care and housing assistances.
Missouri Veterans Homes: Seven skilled nursing homes are located throughout Missouri, providing three levels of skilled nursing care at minimal cost to the Veteran. Under the management of Missouri Veterans Commission, these homes are located in Cameron, Warrensburg, Mexico, St. Louis, St. James, Cape Girardeau, and Mt. Vernon.
Eligibility: Veteran must have lived in Missouri for 180 days, meet the criteria for Veteran status established by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and require skilled nursing services.
State Veterans Cemeteries: Missouri Veterans Commission currently operates five State Veterans Cemeteries, one each in Springfield, Higginsville, Bloomfield, Jacksonville, and Ft. Leonard Wood. The Missouri Veterans Commission provides the following benefits at no cost to Veterans, their spouses, and eligible dependent children.
- Opening and closing of the grave
- A concrete grave liner if a vault is not provided by the Family
- Upright granite headstone
- Perpetual care
- Full military honors for the Veteran
Eligibility: The eligibility criteria is the same as that for a national cemetery:
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The Veteran must have been discharged from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable and have completed the required period of service as required by law.
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Death of the Veteran occurred while on active duty.
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After 7 September 1980 for enlisted and after 16 October 1981 for officers, the individual must have served 24 consecutive months on active duty or the full period for which called to active duty.
-
Reservists or members of the National Guard who are eligible for retired pay as a result of 20 years creditable service are entitled to interment in a Missouri State Veterans Cemetery. Reservists and members of the National Guard who are called to active duty by Presidential Executive Order and who satisfactorily complete the period for which they are called to duty are also eligible.
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There is no residency requirement for interment in a Missouri Veterans Cemetery.
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U.S. Citizens who served in the armed forces of a government allied with the United States during wartime may also be eligible.
NOTE: Former spouses whose marriage to an eligible Veteran was terminated by divorce are not eligible for burial in a Missouri Veterans cemetery.
The Missouri Veterans Award Program: was first established in 2000 with the creation of the World War II Veterans' Award Recognition. The World War II Veterans' Award Recognition consists of a medal, medallion, and certificate. World War II Veterans who participated in the D-Day invasion of Europe are also eligible to receive a replica of the Jubilee of Liberty medal. Since the program began, over 41,000 Missouri Veterans have been awarded the World War II Veterans' Award Recognition. In the 2003 legislative session, the Korean War Medallion was added. The Korean War award consists of a medal, medallion, and certificate. In the 2006 legislative session, the Vietnam War Medallion was added. The Vietnam War award consists of a medal, medallion, and certificate.
Vietnam War Medallion Program: Every Veteran who honorably served on active duty in the United States military service at any time beginning February 28, 1961, and ending May 7, 1975 is entitled to receive a Vietnam War medallion, medal, and a certificate of appreciation.
Eligibility: The Veteran is or was a legal resident of Missouri when he or she entered or was discharged from military service or at the time of his or her death.
Missouri Veterans Women Veterans Initiative: The Missouri Veterans Commission ensures that Missouri's Women Veterans have equitable access to federal and state Veterans services and ensure Women Veterans are aware of their VA benefits.
Military Installations in Missouri
Active Duty:
Army
Fort Leonard Wood, MO http://www.wood.army.mil/
Air Force
Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), MO http://www.whiteman.af.mil/
National Guard:
Missouri National Guard http://www.moguard.com/
United States Army Reserve:
88th Regional Support Command (RSC) http://www.usar.army.mil/ourstory/commands/88RSC/Pages/default.aspx
Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Facilities in Missouri
VA Medical Centers
Columbia: Harry S. Truman Memorial, 800 Hospital Dr, 573-814-6000
Kansas City: Kansas City VA Medical Center, 4801 Linwood Blvd, 816-861-4700
Poplar Bluff: John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, 1500 North Westwood Blvd, 573-686-4151
St. Louis: St. Louis VA Medical Center - Jefferson Barracks Division, 1 Jefferson Barracks Dr, 314-652-4100
St. Louis: St. Louis VA Medical Center - John Cochran Division, 915 North Grand Blvd, 314-652-4100
Outpatient Clinic
Excelsior Springs: Excelsior Springs MO CBOC, 197 McCleary Rd, 816-922-2970
Community Based Outpatient Clinics
Belton: Belton Clinic, 17140 Belray Place, 816-922-2161
Branson: Branson OPC, 5571 N Gretna Rd, 417-243-2300
Cameron: Cameron Clinic, 1111 Euclid Dr. 816-922-2500 x54251 / 816-632-1369
Cape Girardeau: Cape Girardeau Clinic, 3051 William St, 573-339-0909
Farmington: Farmington Clinic, 1580 W. Columbia Dr, 573-760-1365
Florissant: St. Louis CBOC, 6854 Parker Rd, 314-286-6988
Jefferson City: Jefferson City VA CBOC, 2707 W Edgewood, 573-635-0233
Kirksville: Kirksville VA CBOC/North East Missouri Health Council, 1501 North Crown Dr, 660-627-8387
Mexico: Mexico VA Clinic / Missouri Veterans Home, One Veterans Dr, 573-581-9630
Mt Vernon: Gene Taylor CBOC, 600 N Main, 417-466-4000
Nevada: Nevada Clinic, 322 S. Prewitt, 417-448-8905
O'Fallon: St. Charles Clinic, 844 Waterbury Falls Dr, 314-286-6988
Osage Beach: Lake of the Ozarks Clinic, 940 Executive Dr, 573-302-7890
Salem: Salem Clinic, Hwy 72 North, 573-729-6626 / 6626
Sedalia: Sedalia VA Clinic, 3320 West 10th St, 660-826-3800
Sikeston: Sikeston Clinic, 903 South Kings Highway, 573-472-2139
St. James: St. James VA Clinic / Missouri Veterans Home, 620 N. Jefferson, 573-265-0448
St. Joseph: St. Joseph Clinic, 3302 South Belt Highway, Suite P, 1-800-952-8387 ext. 56925
Warrensburg: Warrensburg Clinic, 1300 Veterans Rd, 816-922-2500 x54281 / 660-747-3864
Washington: Washington MO CBOC, 1627 A Roy Dr, 314-289-7950
Waynesville: Ft. Leonard Wood CBOC, 700 GW Lane St, 573-774-2285
West Plains: West Plains Clinic, 1801 E. State Route K, 417-257-2454
Vet Centers
Columbia: Columbia Vet Center, 4040 Rangeline St, Suite 105, 573-814-6206 / 6206
Kansas City: Kansas City Vet Center, 4800 Main St, Suite 107, 816-753-1866
Springfield: Springfield, MO Vet Center, 3616 S. Campbell, 417-881-4197
St. Louis: 2 RCS Central Regional Office, 2122 Kratky Rd, 314-426-5460
St. Louis: St Louis Vet Center, 2901 Olive, 314-531-5355
VISN
Kansas City: VISN 15: VA Heartland Network
http://www.retirementliving.com/taxes-kansas-new-mexico#MISSOURI
http://mvc.dps.mo.gov/docs/Veterans-benefits-guide.pdf
http://dor.mo.gov/pdf/SpecialtyPlateChart.pdf
http://www2.va.gov/directory/guide/state.asp?STATE=MO&dnum=ALL
Document Review Date: 6 November 2012