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11(3)
Was married to the
qualifying
veteran at the time
of the
veteran's death and has
not remarried;
and
(4)
Receives
a
pension or compensation from the federal govemment
as
the
widow or widower
of
a
qualifying veteran or whose veteran
spouse
would have
been
eligible to an exemption under
$
653,
if
alive.
I.
Oualifring Veteran. "Qualifring
veteran" means
ariy person who
served
on active duty
in
the
Armed
Forces
of
the United States and who was discharged, retired,
or
separated
under other than
dishonorable
conditions. In most
cases,
the Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
considers the categories
of
"honorable discharge" and "discharge under honorable conditions"
(or
"general discharge")
as
qualif
ing for discharge under other than dishonorable conditions. A qualifying veteran must
have:
(l)
Served
during any federally recognized war period (including other recognized service periods
-
see
Section 1(B));
(2)
Been awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal;
(3)
Served as
a
member
of
the American Merchant Marine
in
Oceangoing Service between
December
7
,
I94I
and
August 15,
1945;
or
(4)
Become
totally
disabled
from
an
injury or
disease
incurred or
aggravated
during active military
service
in
the
line
of
duty
and be receiving
any form
of
pension
or
compensation
from
the
United
State
Govemment for total, service-connected disability.
In addition,
a
qualifying veteran
must:
(1) Be
a
resident
of Maine;
(2)
Claim an exemption,
in
writing, with
the
assessor
of
the municipality
in
which the
veteran
resides; and
(3)
Meet
one
of the
following
a.
Be at least 62 years old by
April
I
of
the
year
for which
exemption is requested;
b.
Receive a pension
or
compensation
from the
federal govemment
for total
disability,
either service- or non-service-connected, as
a
veteran; or
c.
Receive a pension
or
compensation
from the
federal govemment
for total
disability
because
of injury or
disease
incurred or aggravated during active
military
service in the
line of duty.
2.
Exemption for
a
Qualifuing Veteraru
A.
In
General
Property owned by a
qualifiring
veteran is exempt
from municipal
property tax
for
up to $6,000
of
3
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