South Dakota pays a cash bonus for active duty service during a qualifying wartime period. Service in a non-hostile area pays $100 for the first month and $20 for each month after, up to $240. Service in a hostile area pays $150 for the first month and $50 for each month after, up to $500. If you have a service-connected disability rating of 10 percent or more you receive the maximum $500. If you qualified for a bonus for service before December 31, 1992 and again for service after January 1, 1993, you can receive two separate bonuses; everyone else gets one.
Apply through your local county or tribal veterans service officer, or mail your application to South Dakota Veterans Bonus, 425 E. Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501. Phone 605-773-7251.
The completed bonus application, your DD214 or current service documentation showing your active duty dates and any hostile-area service, proof that you were a South Dakota resident for six months before that service, and your VA rating letter if you have a service-connected disability.
