New Jersey 100% Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption
Program at a Glance
- Location: New Jersey (statewide, through your local assessor)
- Status: Open year-round
- Maximum benefit: Annual property tax exemption on your main residence (the state page doesn’t give a dollar amount)
- Who it’s for: Honorably discharged New Jersey veterans who are 100% permanently and totally disabled from active duty service, and their surviving spouses
- How to apply: File Form D.V.S.S.E. with your local assessor
- Last verified: November 2026
About the Program
If you’re an honorably discharged veteran, a New Jersey resident, and the VA certifies you as 100% permanently and totally disabled from active duty service, you can get an annual exemption on the home you own and live in as your main residence. The surviving spouse, civil union partner or domestic partner can qualify if they haven’t remarried or entered a new partnership and still own and live in the home. You file Form D.V.S.S.E. with your local assessor and include proof such as a VA disability certificate, your DD 214 and proof of residence. If you’re denied, you can appeal to the County Board of Taxation by April 1 of the following year, and by January 15 in Burlington, Gloucester and Monmouth counties.
Official source: New Jersey Division of Taxation: 100% disabled veteran exemption
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Last checked Nov 10, 2026.