Applicaton For Maine Veteran Property Tax Exemption Page 10

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qualifying
veteran.
D.
A
copy
of
the letter from the Department
of
Veterans
Affairs or
other federal agency
verif
ing the
paraplegic veteran applicant received
a
grant
from the federal govemment for specially
adapted
housing.
In
certain
cases
the
assessor
may ask
for
additional documentation
9.
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
("V4")
Statement
from Benefit
Pa)¡ment Records:
A.
Explanation of
Codes:
Assessors should be concemed
with
the code number
used
by the
VA.
The code number
will
be
eitherl,
2 or
3.
Code #1 indicates that the veteran
receives compensation
for a
l}Yo
to
90Yo
service-connected
disability
The veteran in this case is
not
entitled to tax exemption because
of disability.
Code #2 indicates that the veteran (or
qualifting
spouse)
receives compensation
for
total service-
connected
disability
The veteran
in this
case meets
the service-related pension or compensation
requirement.
Code
#3 indicates
that the veteran
(or
qualifuing
spouse) recerves
a
non-service-connected
pension due to total
disability.
The veteran in this
case
meets
the non-service-connected pension
or compensation
requirement.
Questions about the coding on this form may be answered by contacting
U.S.
Department
of Veterans
Affairs
Togus Regional Benefït Offïce
I
VA
Center
Augusta, Maine
04330
1-800-827-1000
I
0.
Amount of Exempt Valuation:
In
determining the municipal value
of
the exemption, the
assessor
must
multiply
the total amount
of
the allowable exemption by the declared ratio
as entered
on the
assessor's
annual municipal valuation
retum. In
some
cases"
where a
municipality's
declared ratio is higher
or lower than
l00o/o,
the municipal
value
of
an exemption may
be
higher or lower than the limits
stated above.
When a
qualifying
veteran dies
without
a
will
and leaves
property, and
a
surviving
spouse and
a
minor
child or children, the
spouse and
minor children
are
jointly
entitled to
only
a
single exemption
of
up
to the
appropriate exemption amount, but no more than
the
just valuation of property.
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I
1.
Exemption Limitations:

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