Nebraska Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption
Nebraska fully exempts the homestead of a veteran drawing 100% service-connected compensation — no income limit and no home-value cap.
Key information
- 100% / total & permanent rating
- Full exemption (bill → $0)
- Income limit
- No income limit and no home-value limit for the 100% service-connected category (unlike Nebraska's senior homestead categories).
- File with
- your county Assessor
- Deadline
- File between February 2 and June 30.
- Governing law
- Neb. Rev. Stat. §77-3506
What you qualify for
Veteran drawing compensation for a 100% service-connected disability (includes individual unemployability)
Full homestead exemption — 100% of the home's value is exempt, with no income test and no value cap (Category 4; Neb. Rev. Stat. §77-3506).
Surviving spouses
An unremarried surviving spouse of the veteran may continue the exemption.
How to claim it
- 1Get the form: Form 458 — Nebraska Homestead Exemption Application (with the disability certification)Not sure which form fits your situation, or want it filled in for your county? Email support@taxedfairly.com and we'll send you the right form with your details pre-filled.
- 2VA certification of 100% service-connected compensation (100% P&T vets are exempt from annual re-filing).
- 3File with your county Assessor before the deadline: File between February 2 and June 30.
Residency: Owned and occupied homestead.
Want it handled for you?
This exemption is free to file yourself with your county Assessor — the form and steps are right above, and your local County Veterans Service Officer can also help at no cost.
If you'd rather not deal with the paperwork, we'll prepare and file it for you as an optional done-for-you service — a flat fee, and you only pay if your exemption is approved. We pull and organize your VA documents, complete the correct form, and submit it, then send you a copy.
We are a private filing-assistance service, not the VA or a government agency, and not a law firm. We do not charge for VA disability claims — this is help with a state/county property tax exemption that uses your existing VA rating.
Frequently asked questions
- Who qualifies for the Nebraska disabled veteran property tax exemption?
- Veteran drawing compensation for a 100% service-connected disability (includes individual unemployability): Full homestead exemption — 100% of the home's value is exempt, with no income test and no value cap (Category 4; Neb. Rev. Stat. §77-3506). Owned and occupied homestead.
- Does a 100% VA disability rating fully exempt my property in Nebraska?
- Yes. Full homestead exemption — 100% of the home's value is exempt, with no income test and no value cap (Category 4; Neb. Rev. Stat. §77-3506).
- Is there an income limit for the Nebraska disabled veteran exemption?
- No income limit and no home-value limit for the 100% service-connected category (unlike Nebraska's senior homestead categories).
- Can a surviving spouse keep the Nebraska disabled veteran exemption?
- An unremarried surviving spouse of the veteran may continue the exemption.
- How do I apply for the Nebraska disabled veteran exemption, and what is the deadline?
- File Form 458 — Nebraska Homestead Exemption Application (with the disability certification) with your county Assessor. File between February 2 and June 30.
Information is believed accurate as of the last review; verify details with your county Assessor, as rules can change.