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| | In this case, both veterans qualify for the benefit. In Wyoming, because the two are married and are listed on the deed, both may receive the yearly benefit on the same property. Granted, this is more of an unusual circumstance, however, the benefit is primarily driven off of the individual veteran’s eligibility. In this case, because the property is their primary residence, they... |
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| | No. National Guard units normally do not serve under the terms of Title 10 of the US Code. In this scenario, the individual may have received the training from regular armed services. However, this education/training is not considered full-time active duty. Note, this exemption is directly designed to benefit those veteran's who honorably served on active duty in a... |
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| | The veteran does qualify as a disable veteran under W.S. 39-13-105(c)(vii). But, does not qualify under the statute by not being "honorably discharged from military service", W.S. 39-13-105(d). However, the veteran met the VA requirement of federal service in order to qualify for compensable disability. The veteran must obtain and show documentation on how the VA arrived... |
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| | No. Veterans who served on active duty during the specific timeframes for these conflicts are not required to have served in a combat zone or to provide a combat medal. All veterans serving after the Vietnam conflict are required to provide documentation that shows receipt of a qualifying award or medal. |
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| | It is possible under certain conditions. There are those cases where individuals who served as a merchant marine during World War II have received veteran status at the federal level. If merchant marines served during the statutory dates and received a discharge document for their service, they may qualify for Wyoming Veteran Exemption. If the individual does not have a DD214, they... |
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| | Normally the answer is No. This group is one of seven uniformed services but is under the direction of United States Department of Health and Human Services. However, Officers of PHS are classified as non-combatants UNLESS directed to serve as part of the armed services by the President. As with all Veteran’s this individual would need to provide documentation of such a directive... |
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| | No, e-mail is not a security means of communication. You can use the veteran's name and their veteranid number from the system. Should the administrator need additional information, they will contact you directly. |
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| | The veteran could apply their exemption against any number of vehicles as long as the total accessed value does not exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000).
Should the veteran apply for a prisoner of war or disabled veteran plate, he or she can only apply the exemption against one vehicle.
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| | Enter the veteran’s name as listed on the discharge document. Use no special characters such as commas, periods, quote marks or paraphrases. Place any maiden name, aliases or nick names in the note field. The use of special characters in any name field causes problems with the recalculation of the database. |
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| | Yes. According to WS 39-13-105(a), a veteran has to be a “bona fide Wyoming residents for at least three (3) years at the time of claiming the exemption…”. Consequently, if the veteran moved and took residency in another state for any period of time, he or she would have to re-establish their Wyoming residency requirement.
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| | The DOR can add/delete users and can reset passwords. Please contact either Bob Eicher at (307) 777-5240 or David Chapman at (307) 777-5289 for assistance. |
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| | The key to this question is whether the veteran served on active duty during the Vietnam conflict. Inactive reserve periods, by themselves, do not qualify the veteran for the exemption.
However, if the veteran was voluntarily or involuntarily reactivated to active duty during this period, they may qualify for the benefit. Note, veteran’s who are reactivated under these conditions are... |
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| | In this case, both. Granted, this is a most unusual circumstance, however, the benefit is primarily driven off of the individual veteran's eligibility. The applicant qualifies as veteran then as a widow(er). As long as, the exemption application is on the primary residence, applicant meets the residency requirement and has not remarried.
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| | No, by remarrying the widow has relinquished all claims to her former husband's name and benefits. Statute requires that the widow have not remarried.
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| | No. At the time of exemption request, the veteran must prove compensable service disability as certified by the veterans administration or a branch of the armed forces. The veteran needs to show a VA card or call the veteran administration for confirmation. Since "Disabled" is one of three qualification types and there is no longer any monetary reason to specifically identify... |
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| | The Property ID and the CAMA ID are designed to link the DOR’s Veteran Exemption program back to RealWare. To make this happen, the Assessor will need to use the RealWare Account number.
Please note, many of the RealWare account numbers in use will undoubtedly be duplicated across county jurisdictions. It is important that the county posting the claim ensure that the County of... |
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| | Yes, provided that the veteran meets the Wyoming resident requirement if he or she was not incarcerated, the incarceration is in Wyoming, the property is the principal resident and the spouse can provide a copy of the discharge document if this is a first time application. |
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| | No. The key here is the property designation of commercial. In order to receive the veteran exemption, the property needs a residential designation. A residential property could be defined as a single family structure, duplex, triplex, condominium, townhouse or manufactured structure. Remember, this qualification may also extend to agricultural homestead sites... |
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| | Yes. This statute was changed in 2008 and is now allowed. The veteran's name must appear on the title, this new statutory language creates a number of different opportunities for the veteran to use the exemption. |
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| | After determining the veteran qualifies, the county should query the DOR Veteran's Exemption database for the individual. If a record exists, the county needs to modify the “County of Resident” field. This will reassign the veteran to the new county, will prevent typos from re-entering the information and will avoid the creation of duplicate records!
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| | By statute, the discharge document should list any and all expeditionary medals. There are numerous medals and ribbons a service man or woman can receive. Only expeditionary medals are awarded for combat situations. If the veteran feels that their discharge document is in error, they need to contact the Wyoming Veterans Commission. The Veterans Commission will assist the veteran... |
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| | Yes, as long as the veteran and/or widow(er)s name appears on the title. |
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