Minnesota offers special benefits for Service members, Veterans and their Families including short term financial assistance for Veterans and Surviving Spouses. Provides for market value exclusion for homesteads of disabled veterans.The state of Minnesota offers many veteran benefits for service members and Veterans that have served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. There is no application required. NOTE: Preference will be given to eligible applicants before lottery drawings are held. Education benefits are based on your student enrollment status. To receive the maximum benefit, you must be registered as a full time student. You may be able to get a taxfree monetary benefit called VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (VA DIC). A person who is active duty is in the military full time. All you do is complete the FAFSA, the Free Application for Financial Aid.