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These benefits, programs and services are provided by the State of Wisconsin in order to supplement and complement those provided to veterans by the federal government.
Wisconsin offers a variety of free or reduced fee hunting, fishing and park admission passes to disabled veterans. The following link contains a table depicting the privileges of each pass, eligibility, cost, and how to apply: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/permits/veterans.html. Wisconsin Resident Disabled Veteran or Former POW Park Admission Card
Veterans rated 100% disabled or unemployable by the VA are eligible. Surviving spouses may also be eligible if they get DIC. Assistance to Needy Veterans Grant
Eligibility criteria for Wisconsin state veterans’ benefits, programs, and services, including exceptions to minimum military service requirements, are set in state law (Wis. Stats. Ch. 45). General eligibility consists of two broad requirements: 1. Military service (Character; Type; Duration), and. 2.
Veterans who are rated 100% permanently and totally disabled and those deemed by the VA to be 100% due to individual unemployability are eligible under the Wisconsin Veterans & Surviving Spouses Property Tax Credit to escape paying taxes on their primary residence.
The Wisconsin Veterans & Surviving Spouses Property Tax Credit provides eligible veterans and unremarried, surviving spouses a refundable property tax credit for their primary, in-state residence and up to one acre of land.
Wisconsin disabled veteran benefits include waivers of vehicle admission and trail pass fees (as do benefits for former POWs). To apply: Download and complete the Disabled Veteran Free State Park/Forest/Trail Pass Application PDF