Colorado recognizes sacrifices of our totally disabled veterans, awarding a partial property tax exemption to 100 percent totally and permanently disabled veterans. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has two types of 100% disabled veterans – (1) vets with a 100% disability (2) vets with a total disability rated “Total Disability for Individual Unemployability” (TDIU.) VA benefits for the two types are identical, but Colorado’s TDIU veterans are unfairly denied the exemption
Here's a PowerPoint briefing on Colorado's Gold Star Spouses and our effort to qualify them for the state Disabled Veterans Survivor Property Tax Exemption. During the last session of the legislature, the House unanimously approved this but it died in the State Affairs Committee immediately on reaching the Senate.
This is an excellent blog on various benefits veterans might consider applying for even after earning a VA 100% service connected rating. Look it over!
Here's a PowerPoint briefing on Colorado's TDIU veterans ("total disability for individual unemployability.") Our effort is to qualify these 4800 totally disabled veterans for the same disabled veteran property tax exemption offered other Colorado veterans with a VA 100% rating.
TDIU and 100% are the only two ways VA categorizes a vet as totally and permanently disabled, but Colorado does not permit TDIU vets the small property tax exemption.
