Links to Code of Virginia
§58.1-3506 - Other classifications of tangible personal property for taxation. §58.1-3668 - Motor vehicle of a disabled veteran.
Application
(One form to apply for Real Estate and Personal Property)
Sample Benefit Summary and Service Verification Letter
Application (Fillable PDF)
Online Application - Online Submission and upload documents
General Information:
One motor vehicle (car, pickup or panel truck) owned and used by a qualifying disabled veteran may be exempted from tax. Boats, motorcycles, trailers, RVs, or vehicles for business use, etc. do not qualify.
Qualifications:
• The veteran has a 100% service-connected, total and permanent disability or a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to a service-connected disability.
• Vehicle must be owned and regularly used by the veteran.
• Leased vehicles are not eligible.
• The vehicle may be co-owned with a spouse of the veteran.
• This vehicle exemption does not apply to vehicles owned solely by a spouse or a surviving spouse.
Require Documentation:
Summary of Benefits letter from the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs indication the veteran has a 100% service-connected, permanent and total disability and the effective date of such rating.
To obtain the required disability documentation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), visit their site at www.va.gov/records/download-va-letters. See sample letter.