You get $400 taken off the property tax on the home you live in if you have a VA service-connected disability rating of 10 percent or more, received the Purple Heart, are the Gold Star parent of a deceased service member, or are the spouse or unremarried surviving spouse of a veteran who qualifies.
Apply to the assessor in the Massachusetts city or town where the property is. You have to apply again every year.
Your discharge paperwork, your VA rating letter or Purple Heart citation, proof you occupy the home as your domicile, and proof of your Massachusetts residency.
