Georgia's disabled veteran exemption shields $126,526 of assessed value from ALL property taxes — $0 bill for homes under $316K.
Georgia Veteran Property Tax Exemption: Who Qualifies and How to Apply Georgia's disabled veteran homestead exemption shields up to $126,526 of assessed value from all property taxes — state, county, municipal, and school. For homes valued at or below roughly $316,000, that means a $0 tax bill. No age requirement. No income limit. One application, lifetime benefit. Over 678,000 veterans live in Georgia, and about 35% carry a VA disability rating — yet many who qualify for this georgia veteran property tax exemption have never filed for it. The VA does not notify your county when you reach 100%. That is on you. Who Qualifies for the Georgia Veteran Property Tax Exemption? Three categories of veterans and surviving spouses qualify under Georgia law. If you fit any one of them, you are eligible. Category 1: Veterans rated 100% disabled by the VA Rated 100% service-connected disability by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs OR compensated at the 100% rate through TDIU (Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability) — this is the qualifier many veterans miss. If the VA determined you cannot maintain substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities and pays you at the 100% rate, you qualify even if your combined rating is below 100%. Statute: O.C.G.A. 48-5-48 Category 2: Veterans with specific qualifying physical disabilities These veterans qualify regardless of their VA percentage rating: Loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet Loss or permanent loss of use of one or both hands Loss of sight in one or both eyes Specific visual acuity impairments (permanent impairment of both eyes) Loss of use of both lower extremities that prevents locomotion without braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair Statute: O.C.G.A. 48-5-48(a)(2) Category 3: Surviving spouses Unremarried surviving spouse or minor children of a qualifying disabled veteran…