State Benefits
State Benefits Division
The Benefits Division oversees state-funded veterans’ benefits and our state veterans’ cemeteries and the Angel Fire Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
New Mexico offers a wide range of state benefits for our veterans and their families. This includes property tax exemptions, educational scholarships, free and reduced-fee hunting and fishing licenses, and specialty license plates. For a more comprehensive list of state benefits, eligibility requirements, and applications, please click here or on the State Veteran Benefits link below. Veterans and their family members can find assistance with state benefits by contacting our main office at the address and number below or by contacting one of our local field offices across the state and speaking with a Veteran Service Officer. Please click here for a list of our field offices.
Main State Benefits Office
407 Galisteo St., Rm. 134
Santa Fe, NM 87501
1-866-433-8387
The State Benefits Division also currently operates three state veteran cemeteries, assisting families with ensuring veterans and eligible dependents have an honorable final resting place. For more information on our cemeteries, please click here or on the link below. For more information on our veteran memorials, please click here or on the link below.
Resources
Comprehensive Federal Benefits Guide
University of New Mexico Veteran Resource Center
Veteran Readiness and Employment
Workforce Solution Veteran Representatives
VA Homeless Program Coordinator
Mesilla Valley Community of Hope
Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless
New Mexico VA Health Care System
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Division Director
Edward Mendez
407 Galisteo St., Rm. 134
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 382-3760
Benefits Bureau Chief
Jeff George
407 Galisteo St., Rm. 134
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Office: (505) 827-4203
Cell: (505) 699-4087
Cemetery & Memorial Bureau Chief
David Walker
407 Galisteo St., Rm. 134
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 670-5824
Benefits Main Office & Email
1-866-433-8387