Puerto Rico's Veterans Ombudsman, Agustín Montañez Allman, called on government agencies to implement the veteran benefits laid out in Law 203-2007.^[1] The statute, enacted Dec 14, 2007, is the island's veterans' charter of rights. It gives qualified veterans preference in government property transactions, free tuition at public higher-education institutions for eligible veteran students, and a requirement that agencies report on veteran benefits annually.^[2][3][4][5] The stakes are broad. Roughly 69,000 registered veterans live in Puerto Rico, and more than 50,000 receive some form of government incentive.^[6][7] Property-tax relief scales with disability: an extra $5,000 exemption for a veteran without a disability rating, $50,000 at 50 percent or more disability, and a full exemption for total disability.^[8][9][10] The appeal, in remarks filed Oct 12, names the gap between the statute and its delivery. Which agencies fell short, and on which benefits, is what the ombudsman's office has yet to detail.