Payments exempt from taxation and from execution - Assignments void - Debts to state and political subdivisions not deducted

Payments under this chapter are exempt from all state and local taxes and from levy, garnishment, attachment, and sale on execution. Any pledge, mortgage, sale, assignment, or transfer of any right, claim, or interest in any claim or payment under this chapter is void and payment to the veteran may not be denied because of any sums owed to the state or any political subdivisions, except as provided in section 37-26-05.