Pennsylvania Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption
Pennsylvania can fully exempt a 100% disabled veteran's home — but it also requires wartime service and financial need.
Key information
- 100% / total & permanent rating
- Partial benefit
- Income limit
- Need-based: financial need is presumed if household income is $114,637 or less (effective 2025). Higher incomes can still qualify by documenting need; the State Veterans' Commission decides.
- File with
- your County Director of Veterans Affairs (application goes to the PA State Veterans' Commission)
- Deadline
- No fixed annual deadline — apply through your County Director of Veterans Affairs.
- Governing law
- 51 Pa.C.S. Chapter 89
What you qualify for
100% service-connected permanent & total disability, wartime service, and financial need
Full real-estate tax exemption on your primary residence (51 Pa.C.S. Ch. 89).
Surviving spouses
An unremarried surviving spouse may receive or continue the exemption, subject to the same financial-need review.
How to claim it
- 1Get the form: Disabled Veterans' Real Estate Tax Exemption applicationNot 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 award letter showing 100% P&T; DD-214 showing wartime service and honorable discharge; income documentation.
- 3File with your County Director of Veterans Affairs (application goes to the PA State Veterans' Commission) before the deadline: No fixed annual deadline — apply through your County Director of Veterans Affairs.
Residency: Must occupy the property as your principal dwelling; Pennsylvania resident.
Commonly missed
- Pennsylvania is different: a 100% rating alone isn't enough — wartime service and financial need are also required.
- Income above the presumptive level doesn't automatically disqualify you; you can document need.
Want it handled for you?
This exemption is free to file yourself with your County Director of Veterans Affairs (application goes to the PA State Veterans' Commission) — 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 Pennsylvania disabled veteran property tax exemption?
- 100% service-connected permanent & total disability, wartime service, and financial need: Full real-estate tax exemption on your primary residence (51 Pa.C.S. Ch. 89). Must occupy the property as your principal dwelling; Pennsylvania resident.
- Does a 100% VA disability rating fully exempt my property in Pennsylvania?
- Not a full exemption in Pennsylvania. Full real-estate tax exemption on your primary residence (51 Pa.C.S. Ch. 89).
- Is there an income limit for the Pennsylvania disabled veteran exemption?
- Need-based: financial need is presumed if household income is $114,637 or less (effective 2025). Higher incomes can still qualify by documenting need; the State Veterans' Commission decides.
- Can a surviving spouse keep the Pennsylvania disabled veteran exemption?
- An unremarried surviving spouse may receive or continue the exemption, subject to the same financial-need review.
- How do I apply for the Pennsylvania disabled veteran exemption, and what is the deadline?
- File Disabled Veterans' Real Estate Tax Exemption application with your County Director of Veterans Affairs (application goes to the PA State Veterans' Commission). No fixed annual deadline — apply through your County Director of Veterans Affairs.
Information is believed accurate as of the last review; verify details with your County Director of Veterans Affairs (application goes to the PA State Veterans' Commission), as rules can change.