Veterans Certificate of Disability – Newport News, VA

The Veterans Certificate of Disability for Real Estate Tax Exemption is the City of Newport News form on which a Veteran Services Officer certifies a veteran's Department of Veterans Affairs disability rating, so the Commissioner of the Revenue can apply the veterans' real estate tax exemption.

The form cites the Code of Virginia §58.1-3219.5 and the City of Newport News Code of Ordinances §40-7.06. Under them, a veteran who documents a rating from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs of 100% total and permanent service-connected disability, together with the effective date of that disability, can receive a tax exemption on real estate, including up to one (1) acre of land.

The page has three working blocks:

• A section for the surviving spouse, with the veteran's name, the V.A. Claim No. and a signature.
• A section for the Veterans Administration Services, where one of three certifications is checked and the effective date of eligibility in Virginia is entered.
• A certification by the Veteran Services Officer, with printed name, signature and date.

A box marked COR Office Use Only holds the Real Estate Parcel Number and is left to the Commissioner's office. The form does not itself state a tax amount or rate.

Veterans who have been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as having a 100% total and permanent service-connected disability, and who want the real estate tax exemption in the City of Newport News, need this certificate. The exemption covers real estate including up to one (1) acre of land.

The form sets two conditions for qualifying:

• The veteran's name must be on the deed to the property.
• The veteran must permanently reside in the residence for which the exemption is sought.

The veteran must also provide documentation of the VA rating and the effective date of the disability. The form has a block marked "To be completed by the surviving spouse," so a surviving spouse may be the person who completes that section; the form gives no further rules on spouses. The disability certification is completed by the Veterans Administration Services and certified by a Veteran Services Officer, not by the applicant.

The certificate is not for veterans who are not rated 100% total and permanent: the form includes a box for "Veteran is not 100% Totally and Permanently disabled with a service connected disability."

The form prints no due date. It is completed when a veteran seeks the Newport News real estate tax exemption for veterans, because the certification of the disability rating and its effective date is what the Commissioner of the Revenue receives with the exemption request.

The effective date on the form matters: it is the date the applicant became eligible in Virginia, and the Veterans Administration Services section asks for it. If a rating is later increased to 100% based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU), the form has a separate box for that case. For timing questions about when the exemption takes effect, contact the Commissioner of the Revenue's office at 757-926-8752; the office's hours on the city's forms page are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

The form directs one channel: mail the certification to the Commissioner of the Revenue.

• By mail: Commissioner of the Revenue, Veteran's Real Estate Tax Exemption, 2400 Washington Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607.

Complete the surviving spouse block if it applies, have the Veterans Administration Services section and the Veteran Services Officer certification filled in and signed, and leave the COR Office Use Only box (Real Estate Parcel Number) for the Commissioner's office. Questions can go to the Commissioner of the Revenue's main office at 757-926-8752; the city lists office hours of 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM at 2400 Washington Ave. in the Downtown Office. The form names no other channel and mentions no fee. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.