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
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.
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