Tennessee

Print-and-take checklist. Tick each box as you go, and keep it with your paperwork.

• Gather your DD-214 (discharge paper) and your most recent VA award letter showing your disability rating.
• Property tax: find your county trustee at tennesseetrustee.org and ask for the Property Tax Relief application.
• Property tax: confirm you meet one pathway (100% permanent and total, TDIU paid at the 100% rate and permanent and total, paraplegia or paralysis, loss or loss of use of two limbs, legal blindness, or former POW).
• Property tax: apply and pay your tax within 35 days after your county's delinquency date.
• Surviving spouse: bring the veteran's death certificate and proof the veteran qualified, then apply through the trustee.
• Income tax: nothing to file. Tennessee has no state income tax on your wages.
• Vehicle: get form VR-13 and take it, plus your DD-214 and VA letter, to your county clerk.
• Vehicle: ask the county clerk about the free or half-fee plate and the wheel tax exemption.
• Recreation: send the TWRA license application with your Tennessee residency and VA rating proof for the $10 hunting and fishing license.
• Recreation: use your 100% disabled veteran state-park camping and cabin discount, and the Veterans Day free night.
• Education (veteran): apply for the Helping Heroes Grant at CollegeForTN before your term deadline.
• Education (family): apply for the Dependents Tuition Waiver through your Tennessee college's financial aid office.
• Support: look up your free county Veterans Service Officer for any VA claim, rating, appeal, or Individual Unemployability question.
• Jobs: submit your DD-214 with any state job application to claim veterans preference.
• Valor: apply for your Purple Heart, former POW, or Medal of Honor plate at the county clerk.
• Veterans home: if you need skilled care, contact a Tennessee State Veterans Home and provide the DD-214.

Full step-by-step guide: ratednowwhat.com/benefits-by-state#h2_5741a208

Education only. Not the VA, not a government agency, and not financial, tax, or legal advice. Help with a VA claim or rating is always free through a VA-accredited Veteran Service Officer.