Veteran is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States.

The town is on the county's northern border and is north of Elmira.

The first settler was Green Bentley, a veteran of both the American Revolution and the French and Indian War, who arrived circa 1798.

[3] The northern town line is the border of Schuyler County.

20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.