A veteran is any person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released there from under conditions other than dishonorable.
Total property tax exemption on Homesteads for veterans with a 100% disability rating or a determination of Individual Unemployability and their surviving spouses. Veterans with 10 – 90% VA disability can get a reduction of their home's' assessed value from $5,000 – $12,000 depending on disability percentage.
Veterans who are rated 100% due to service connected disability or in receipt of 100% compensation due to a grant of individual unemployability are entitled to an exemption from taxation of the total appraised value of the Veteran's residence homestead.
Veterans can obtain their C-Files by requesting a copy from their local VA Regional Office. Usually, veterans must submit VA Form 3288, Request for and Consent to Release of Information from Individual Records. It can take many months to receive the C-File back from VA after the request is submitted.
You can also request your C file by completing and submitting VA Form 3288 (Request for and Consent to Release of Information from Claimant's Records) to the VA.
The Texas Medal of Merit, formerly known as the Texas Meritorious Service Medal, is the seventh highest military decoration that can be conferred to a service member of the Texas Military Forces. Subsequent decorations are denoted by a bronze or silver acorn device.
The Silver Star Medal (SSM) is the United States Armed Forces' third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. The Silver Star Medal is awarded primarily to members of the United States Armed Forces for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.
The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Award Under legislation signed into law in 2003, the Governor is authorized to award the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to one or more persons cited by the Attorney General for their extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty.
Under Philippine Republic Act No. 9049, a Medal of Valor awardee is entitled to lifetime monthly gratuity of ₱20,000 that is separate and distinct from any salary or pension the awardee is receiving or will receive from the government.