Physician Certification of Disability for Exemption

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(1) A veteran described under ORS 307.250(2)(b) must be certified annually by a physician as having a disability rating of 40 percent or more.

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(2) The veteran must file the physician's certificate annually with the Exemption Claim form and their statement of total gross income.

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(3) The veteran must file the physician's certificate annually up to and including age 65. Once the veteran reaches the age of 66 and has filed the physician's certificate in the previous year, the veteran is no longer required to file the certificate but is required to file annually the Exemption Claim form and the statement of total gross income.

Example: A veteran 64 years of age files the physician's certificate with the Exemption Claim form and their statement of total gross income on or before April 1, 2009. He then has his 65th birthday on May 15, 2009. The veteran must file the physician's certificate with the Exemption Claim form and income statement when he next files on or before April 1, 2010. On May 15, 2010, the veteran has his 66th birthday. Since the veteran is now 66 years of age and previously filed the certificate after his 65th birthday, he is no longer required to file the certificate but is required to file his Exemption Claim form and statement of total gross income on or before April 1, 2011, or for any year thereafter.

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(4) A veteran with a physician-certified permanent disability must be rated as having disabilities of 40 percent or more to qualify for the exemption.