SF 15 Application for 10-Point veteran Preference

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

APPLICATION FOR 10-POINT
VETERAN PREFERENCE
(TO BE USED BY VETERANS & RELATIVES OF VETERANS)

Form Approved:
O.M.B. No. 3206-0001

PERSON APPLYING FOR PREFERENCE
1. Name (Last, First, Middle)

2. Name of Civil Service or Postal Service exam and/or job announcement number
you have applied for or position which you currently occupy

3. Home address (Street Number, City, State and ZIP Code)

4. Social Security Number

5. Date exam was held or application submitted

VETERAN INFORMATION (to be provided by person applying for preference)
6. Veteran's name (Last, First, Middle) exactly as it appears on Service Records

8. Veteran's Social Security Number

7. Veteran's periods of service
Branch of Service

From

To

Service Number
9. VA claim number, if any

TYPE OF 10-POINT PREFERENCE CLAIMED
Instructions: Check the block which indicates the type of preference you are claiming. Answer all questions associated with that block. The Documentation Required column refers you
to the back of this form for the documents you must submit to support your application. (Please Note: Eligibility for veterans' preference is governed by 5 U.S.C. 2108 and 5 CFR Part 211.
All conditions are not fully described on this form because of space restrictions. The office to which you apply can provide additional information. )
Documentation Requried
(See reverse of this form.)
10. Veteran's Claim for Preference based on non-compensable
service-connected disability; award of the Purple Heart; or receipt of disability
pension under public laws administered by the VA.

A and B

11. Veteran's Claim for Preference based on eligibility for or receipt of
compensation from the VA or disability retirement from a Service Department
for a service-connected disability.

A and C

Yes
12. Preference for a Spouse of a living veteran based on the fact that the
veteran, because of a service-connected disability, has been unable to qualify
for a Federal or D.C. Government job, or any other position along the lines of
his/her usual occupation. (If your answer to item A is No, you are ineligible
for preference and need not submit this form.)
13. Preference for a Widow or Widower of a veteran.
(If your answer is No to item A or Yes to item B, you are ineligible for
preference and need not submit this form.)

a. Are you presently married
to the veteran?

a. Were you married to the
veteran when he or she died?

No
C and H

A, D, E, and G
(Submit G when applicable.)

b. Have you remarried?
(Do not count marriages
that were annulled.)
14. Preference for (Natural) Mother of a service-connected
permanently and totally disabled, or deceased veteran provided you are or were
married to the father of the veteran, and
--- your husband (either the veteran's father or the husband of a remarriage) is
totally and permanently disabled, or
--- you are now widowed, divorced, or separated from the veteran's father and
have not remarried, or
--- you are widowed or divorced from the veteran's father and have remarried,
but are now widowed, divorced, or separated from the husband of your
remarriage. (If your answer is No to item C or D, you are ineligible for
preference and need not submit this form.)

a. Are you married?

Disabled Veteran
C, F, and H
(Submit F when applicable.)

b. Are you separated? If Yes,
do not complete C, go to D.
c. If married now, is your husband
totally and permanently disabled?

Deceased Veteran
A, D, E, and F
(Submit F when applicable.)

d. If the veteran is dead, did he/
she die in active service?

PRIVACY ACT AND PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT.
The Veterans' Preference Act of 1944 authorizes the collection of this information. The information
will be used, along with any accompanying documentation to determine whether you are entitled to
10-point veterans' preference. This information may be disclosed to: (1) the Department of Veterans
Affairs, or the appropriate branch of the Armed Forces to verify your claim; (2) a court, or a Federal,
State, or local agency for checking on law violations or for other related authorized purposes; (3) a
Federal, State, or local government agency, if you are participating in a special employment
assistance program; or (4) other Federal, State, or local government agencies, congressional
offices, and international organizations for purposes of employment consideration, e.g., if you are on
an Office of Personnel Management or other list of eligibles. Executive Order 9397 (November 22,
1943) authorizes Federal agencies to use an individual's Social Security Number (SSN) to identify
individual records in Federal personnel records systems. Your SSN will be used to ensure accurate
retention of records pertaining to you and may also be used to identify you to others from whom

I certify that all of the statements made in this claim are true, complete, and correct to the best
of my knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. (A false answer to any question may
be grounds for not employing you, or for dismissing you after you begin work, and may be
punishable by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001).
FOR USE BY APPOINTING OFFICER ONLY
Signature of Appointing Officer

Previous editions not usable
5 CFR 211

information about you is sought. Furnishing your SSN and the other information sought is
voluntary. However, failure to provide any part of the information may result in a ruling that you
are not eligible for 10-point veterans' preference or in delaying the processing of your application
for employment.
Public burden reporting for this collection of information is estimated to take approximately 10
minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection
of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to OPM Forms Officer, U.S. Office
of Personnel Management, Washington, D.C. 20415; The OMB Number, 3206-0001, is currently
valid. OPM may not collect this information and you are not required to respond, unless this
number is displayed.

This form must be signed by all persons claiming 10-Point preference
Signature of person claiming preference

Preference entitlement was verified
Title

Name of Agency

Date signed
(Month, Day, Year)

Date signed
(Month, Day, Year)

Standard Form 15
Revised December 2004
NSN: 7540-00-634-3972

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED - READ CAREFULLY
Please submit photocopies of documents because they will not be returned unless a certified copy is specified.
A. Documentation of Service and Separation under Honorable
Conditions
Submit any of the documents listed below as documentation,
provided they are dated on or after the day of separation from active
duty military service:
1. Honorable or general discharge certificate.
2. Certificate of transfer to Navy Fleet Reserve, Marine Corps Fleet
Reserve, or enlisted Reserve Corps.
3. Orders of transfer to retired list.
4. Report of separation from a branch of the Armed Forces.
5. Certificate of service or release from active duty, provided
honorable separation is shown.
6. Official statement from a branch of the Armed Forces showing
that honorable separation took place.
7. Notation by the Department of Veterans Affairs or a branch of the
Armed Forces on an official statement, described in B or C below,
that the veteran was honorably separated from military service.
8. Official statement from the Military personnel records center that
official service records show that honorable separation took place.
B. Documentation of Service-Connected Disability
(Non-Compensable, i.e., Less than 10%); Purple Heart; and
Nonservice-Connected Disability Pension.
Submit one of the documents :
1. An official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the
Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed
Forces, certifying to the present existence of the veteran's
service-connected disability of less than 10%.
2. An official citation, document, or discharge certificate, issued by
a branch of the Armed Forces, showing the award to the veteran
of the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action.
3. An official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the
Department of Veterans Affairs, certifying that the veteran is
receiving a nonservice-connected disability pension.
C. Documentation of Service-Connected Disability
(Compensable, i.e., 10% or More).
If you checked Item 11 on the front of this form, submit one of the
following documents:
1. An official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department
of Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces,
certifying to the veteran's present receipt of compensation
for service-connected disability or disability retired pay.
2. An official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department
of Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces,
certifying that the veteran has a service-connected disability
of 10% or more.
1. Is the veteran currently working?
If No, go to Item 3.

Yes

3. An official statement or retirement orders from a branch of the
Armed Forces, showing that the retired serviceman was retired
because of permanent service-connected disability or was
transferred to the permanent disability retirement list. The
statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is
10% or more.
For spouses and mothers of disabled veterans, who checked item 12 or
14, submit the following:
An official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of
Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying:
1) the present existence of the veterans service-connected disability,
2) the percentage and nature of the service-connected disability or
disabilities (including the combined percentage),
3) a notation as to whether or not the service-connected disability is
rated as permanent and total.
Please Note: When a veteran dies on active duty, the family does not
receive a DD Form 214; the family receives a DD Form 1300, Report of
Casualty, on which there is no place to record the character of service.
Thus, when a veteran dies on active duty, his or her service should be
presumed to be under honorable conditions unless the military service
specifically indicates otherwise.
D. Documentation of Veteran's Death
1. If on active military duty at time of death, submit official notice,
from a branch of the Armed Forces, of death occurring under
honorable conditions.
2. If death occurred while not on active military duty, submit certified
copy of death certificate.
E. Documentation of Service or Death During a War, in a Campaign
or Expedition for which a Campaign Badge is Authorized, or
During the Period Authorized, or During the Period of April 28,
1952 through July 1, 1955.
Submit documentation of service or death during a war or during the
period April 28, 1952, through July 1,1955, or during a campaign or
expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized.
F. Documentation of Deceased or Disabled Veteran's Mother's
Claim for Preference because of Her Husband's Total and
Permanent Disability.
Submit a statement from husband's physician showing the prognosis
of his disease and percentage of his disability.

G. Documentation of Annulment of Remarriage by Widow or Widower
of Veteran.
Submit either:
1. Certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs that
entitlement to pension or compensation was restored due to
annulment.
2. A certified copy of the court decree of annulment.
H. Documentation of Veteran's Inability to Work Because of
a Service-Connected Disability.

Answer questions 1-7 below:
2. If currently working, what is the veteran's present occupation?

No

3. What was the veteran's occupation, if any, before military service?

4. What was the veteran's military occupation at the time of separation?

5. Has the veteran been employed, or is he/she now employed, by the Federal civil service or D.C. Government?
A. Title and Grade of position most recently, or currently, held

C. Dates of employment

From

6. Has the veteran resigned from, been disqualified for, or separated from a position in the Federal civil service or
D.C. Government along the lines of his/her usual occupation because of service-connected disability?
If Yes, submit documentation of the resignation, disqualification, or separation.
7. Is the veteran receiving a civil service retirement pension?

Yes

If Yes, give the Civil Service or Federal employee retirement annuity number

No

Yes

B. Name and address of agency

Yes

To

No

No

CSA#
Standard Form 15 (Back)
Revised December 2004