Gold Star Wives discussions continue at the Colorado National Guard Association

 

Veterans need to very carefully read DMVA Property Tax Exemption & UNEMPLOYABILITY web page. Have fun figuring out what they mean!

Carefully read this DMVA web page on the property tax exemption and Individual UNEMPLOYABILITY.

"Unacceptability?"  Individual unACCEPTABILITY? Did DMVA perhaps have a little typo and actually mean unEMPLOYABILITY???

Has a solution arrived for Colorado's Disabled Veteran Property Exemption?

One of the staff at the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs described their view on disabled veterans rated totally and permanently disabled per unemployability...  TDIU:

"The Department goes above and beyond this language by reaching beyond the CFR 4.1 “rating” definition to include “permanent total disability veterans, even though their numerical rating may be lower than 100% as specifically called out in the Colorado Constitution and the original referendum."

WAIT A SECOND:  That's exactly what a totally and permanently disabled for unemployability (TDIU) VA disability rating can be described as. Yet, 100% of such claims are disqualified by DMVA.

Let's look at a federal VA award letter for TDIU to see if all elements required by DMVA are there:

Great News: Colorado Dept of Military & Veterans Affairs says they do address permanent TDIU claims!

A statement received today gives great hope. CDMVA will double-check but this seems to be what we've been hoping for all along!

Their statement:

The Department goes above and beyond this language by reaching beyond the CFR 4.1 “rating” definition to include “permanent total disability” veterans, even though their numerical rating may be lower than 100% as specifically called out in the Colorado Constitution and the original referendum.