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
On Wednesday the United Veterans of Colorado met with legislators who sponsored last years' constitutional amendment adding Gold Star Spouses to the property tax exemption. We're grateful for their outstanding leadership, especially from Representative Cathy Kipp!
In a sweeping victory for the United Veterans of Colorado and Gold Star Spouses, voters approved amending the Colorado Constitution Article X Section 3.5 to extend the partial property tax exemption to Gold Star Spouses.
Several years of efforts, of resolutions passed by the American Legion, leadership of the UVC and patience of the Gold Star spouses themselves, all finally came to the best possible resolution – not only passed as required with 55% of the voters approving, but by an overwhelming 88%.
