Form SF 15 SF 15 Application for 10-point veterans preference

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

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

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

PERSON APPLYING FOR PREFERENCE

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

1. Name (Last, First, Middle)

3. Home address (Street Number, City, State and ZIP Code)
4. Date exam was held or application submitted

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

6. VA claim number, if any

7. Veteran's periods of service
Branch of Service

From

To

Service Number

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. You should submit this completed form to the agency to which you are applying. They can also provide any additional information.)

Documentation Required
(See reverse of this form.)
8. 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.

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A and B

9. 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 10% or more service-connected
disability.

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A and C

Yes

10. 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.)

a. Are you presently married to the
veteran?

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

12. 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

a. Are you married?

--- your husband (either the veteran's father or the husband of a remarriage) is totally and
permanently disabled, or

b. Are you separated? If Yes, do not
complete C, go to D.

--- you are now widowed, divorced, or separated from the veteran's father and have not
remarried, or

c. If married now, is your husband
totally and permanently disabled?

--- 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.)

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

No

C and H

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

b. Have you ever remarried? Do not
count marriages that were
annulled.

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

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

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. 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.
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)).
This form must be signed by all persons claiming 10-Point preference

Preference entitlement was verified
Name of Agency

Signature of person claiming preference

Title of Appointing Officer

FOR USE BY APPOINTING OFFICER ONLY
Signature of Appointing Officer

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Date signed
(Month, Day, Year)

Date signed
(Month, Day, Year)

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Standard Form 15
Revised August 2008
December 2004 edition usable;
all other previous editions are unusable.

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 nonserviceconnected disability pension.
C. Documentation of Service-Connected Disability
(Compensable, i.e., 10% or More).

For spouses and mothers of disabled veterans, who checked item 10 or
12, 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.

If you checked Item 9 on the front of this form, submit one of the following
documents:
G. Documentation of Annulment of Remarriage by Widow or Widower
of Veteran.
1. An official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department

of Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces,certifying to
Submit either:
the veteran's present receipt of compensation for service-connected
1. Certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs that entitlement
disability or disability retired pay.
to pension or compensation was restored due to annulment.
2. An official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of
2. A certified copy of the court decree of annulment.
Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying that
the veteran has a service-connected disability of 10% or more.
3. An official statement or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed H. Documentation of Veteran's Inability to Work Because of a ServiceConnected Disability.
Forces, showing that the retired serviceman was retired because of
permanent service-connected disability or was transferred to the
Answer questions 1-7 below:
permanent disability retirement list. The statement or retirement
orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more.
1. Is the veteran currently working? If No, go to Item 3.
Yes

2. If currently working, what is the veteran's present occupation?

No

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

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

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 B. Name and address of agency

Yes

No

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No

C. Dates of employment

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

Yes

Yes

No

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Standard Form 15
Revised August 2008
December 2004 edition usable;
all other previous editions are unusable.