Unless you have a service related disability and then you pay no funding fee.

In fact, any time information is shared regarding any of the seven protected classes: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, and familial status it gets scary quick.  

If you have any level of VA disability, the funding fee won’t apply.

She's been a renter for 30 years, just happens to be on disability for a mysterious degenerative bone issue - notwithstanding a picture of someone morbidly obese having anything to do with her situation - and knows enough to get an advocacy group involved.

Can anyone tell me any personal experience with this exemption or maybe a little more how it works here in this state?

Any time you use a VA loan, unless you're a disabled veteran, you will pay another funding fee.

Some of them are elderly and/or disabled.

Everything was great; more than enough equity, great credit scores, income is ok(rental income + SSI/disability).

My husband and I both work, both contribute to retirement accounts, and I receive VA Disability.

Under the act, people cannot be discriminated against due to a disability when obtaining housing.