Form SF 15 SF 15 Application for 10-Point Veteran 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

1. Name (Last, First, Middle)

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

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

Date entered active duty

Date Separated or Released from Active Duty (if applicable)

TYPE OF 10-POINT VETERANS' PREFERENCE CLAIMED
Instructions: Check the block indicating your veterans’ preference claim. Answer any questions associated with a block. The Required Documentation column refers you to information provided on
the back of this form regarding the types of documents that are acceptable proof of your claim for preference. (Please note that eligibility for veterans’ preference is governed by 5 U.S.C. 2108,
2108a, and 5 CFR part 211. All conditions are not fully described on this form due to space restrictions.

Required Documentation
(See reverse of this form.)
5. Veterans' preference based on non-compensable service-connected disability; award of
the Purple Heart; or receipt of disability pension under public laws administered by the
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA).

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A and B

6. Veterans' preference based on a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or
more as determined by the DVA or disability retirement from a Military Service Department.

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A and C

Yes
7. Veterans' preference for a living veteran's spouse based on the fact that the veteran,
because of a service-connected disability, has been unable to qualify for a Federal
Government job, or any other position.

a. Are you currently married to the
veteran? If No, you are not eligible
for preference.
a. Were you married to the veteran at
the time of death? If No, you are
not eligible for preference.

8. Veterans' preference for a veteran's widow or widower.

b. Have you ever remarried? (Do not
count annulments.) If Yes, you are
not eligible for preference
9. Veterans' preference for a mother of a veteran who has a service-connected disability
that is permanent and totally disabling, or who is deceased provided you are or were
married to the veteran's father and

a. Are you married?

• your husband is totally and permanently disabled;

b. Are you separated? If Yes, go to
question D.

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

c. 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.

d. Did the veteran die on active duty?
If No to C or D, you are not eligible
for preference.

No
C and H

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

Disabled Veteran
C, F, and H

Deceased Veteran
A, D, E, and F

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.
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.

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Standard Form 15
Revised October 2013
All other previous editions are unusable.

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED - READ CAREFULLY

Please submit photocopies of documents because they will not be returned.
A. Documentation of Service and Separation.
Any official document or statement from the Armed Forces showing
separation, discharge or release from active duty is under honorable
conditions (Honorable or General Discharge). Note: Only the branch of
service in which the individual served can certify active duty service
was performed “Under Honorable Conditions.” Such documents
include, but are not limited to:
• DD-214, “Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”
• Retirement or separation orders
• Documents showing transfer to any of the reserve corps of the Armed
Forces
• Certification: any written document from the armed forces that certifies
the service member is expected to be discharged or released from
active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not
later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed.
• Official statement from military personnel records center
B. Documentation of Non-Compensable Service-Connected Disability
(less than 10%); Purple Heart, and Nonservice-Connected Disability
Pension. Such documents include, but are not limited to:

For spouses and mothers of disabled veterans, who checked item 7 or
9, 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:
• the present existence of the veterans service-connected disability;
• the percentage and nature of the service-connected disability or
disabilities (including the combined percentage); and
• a notation as to whether or not the service-connected disability is
rated as permanent and total.
D. Documentation of Veteran's Death
• If death occurred while not on active military duty, submit certified
copy of death certificate.
• 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.

• An official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of
E. Documentation of Service or Death During a War, in a Campaign or
Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying to the
Expedition for which a Campaign Badge is Authorized, or During
present existence of the veteran's service-connected disability of less
the Period Authorized, or During the Period of April 28, 1952
than 10%.
through July 1, 1955.
• 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.
•. 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 Compensable Service-Connected Disability
(10% or more). Such documents include, but are not limited to:
• An official document, 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.
• An official document or retired orders from a branch of the Armed
Forces, showing that the veteran was retired due to a serviceconnected disability or has been transferred to a Disability Retirement
List with a service-connected disability of at least 10% or more.

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:
• Certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs that entitlement to
pension or compensation was restored due to annulment; or
• A certified copy of the court decree of annulment.
H. Documentation of Veteran's Inability to Work Because of a ServiceConnected Disability.
Answer questions 1-7 below:

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

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 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 (CSA) or Federal employee retirement annuity number.

Yes

Yes

No

CSA#
Standard Form 15
Revised October 2013
All other previous editions are unusable.