The "Unemployability" TDIU estriction on Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption, Overturning Voters' Constitutional Amendment

Wording on Colorado counties' disabled veteran property tax exemption forms:

The 2007 enabling legislation forces CMDVA to a somewhat restricted eligibility compared to the broader constitution's provisions::

"An individual who sustained a service-connected disability that has been rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as 100% “permanent and total.” VA unemployability awards do not meet the requirement for determining an applicant’s eligibility."

Readers will please note that the word "unemployability" appears only on county forms and various state brochures describing the disabled veteran property tax program: nowhere does that exclusion exist in the law! It was simply added by CDMVA acting on legislative input.