A disabled veteran means an individual who has served on active duty in the armed forces, has been separated therefrom under honorable conditions, and has established the present existence of a service-connected disability, or is receiving compensation, disability retirement benefits, or pension because of a public statute administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs or a military department. When referral is made from external recruitment sources, such as the Office of Personnel Management Certificates, Veterans Readjustment Appointment or outside the register authority for temporary appointment, candidates are ranked and referred in veterans preference order. This order of referral often restricts the supervisor's ability to select. Normally, veterans preference eligibles listed above nonpreference eligibles on a referral list must be selected before any nonpreference eligibles can be selected.
Veterans preference provides for hiring preference on initial appointment only.
Employees with veterans preference compete equally with all other candidates for subsequent inservice placements.