Eligibility requirements for the Veteran The Veteran must have a VA disability rating (individual or combined) of 70% or higher. The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities must have been caused or made worse by their active-duty service during one of these periods of time: On or after September 11, 2001, or. Contents1…
Falsely claiming to be a member of the military is not illegal, but under the Stolen Valor Act of 2013, it’s against federal law for an individual to fraudulently portray him or herself as a recipient of any of several specified military decorations or medals with the intent to obtain…
Call your local county tax assessor-collector or TxDMV Special Plates Unit at (512) 374-5010. Texas offers specialty license plates that recognize the service and sacrifices of military personnel, veterans and their families. This brochure provides a catalog of military specialty license plates available for you. Contents1 Do veterans get free…
The Purple Heart Medal is awarded to members of the armed forces of the U.S. who are wounded by an instrument of war in the hands of the enemy and posthumously to the next of kin in the name of those who are killed in action or die of wounds…
Active duty members can visit the DFAS tax statement website at: https://www.dfas.mil/MilitaryMembers/taxinfo/taxstatements/ to request or view their tax statements. Those with limited internet access can call DFAS at 800-321-1080 M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET to have a paper copy of their active duty W-2 reissued to them. Contents1…