his/her does DD Form 214 not Compensation and Related show award of a Purple Heart and Compensation Benefits, explain the criteria for a service disability preference letter. For more information on rating determinations for Veteran’s civil Reference: service disability preference, see M21-1, Part IX, Subpart ii, 2.7. h. Derived Use the table below to determine whether a Veteran’s service and/or disability Civil Service may serve as the basis of civil service derived preference for the Veteran’s Preference Requirements spouse surviving spouse, or mother. Relationship to Veteran Veteran’s Service/Disability/Death Requirements Spouse The Veteran must be disqualified for a Federal position because of an SC disability. Disqualification may be presumed when Note: the Veteran is unemployed and is 100-percent disabled and/or unemployable due to SC disability has retired, been separated, or resigned from a civil service position due to SC disability, or has attempted to obtain a civil service position and has failed to qualify because of SC disability. The claimant requesting civil service Note: preference must certify and document the Veteran’s inability to work because of an SC disability by completing questions 1-7 on page two of Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Preference. Because provisions of the Privacy Important: Act (PA) cover the release of this information, the Veteran provide written consent must before a preference letter may be sent to a third person. However, the letter may be released directly to the Veteran. Surviving spouse The Veteran must have served during a period of war, as declared by Congress
his/her DD Form 214 does not show award of a Purple Heart Compensation and Related Compensation Benefits, and explain the criteria for a service disability preference letter. Reference: For more information on rating determinations for Veteran’s civil service disability preference, see M21-1, Part IX, Subpart ii, 2.7. h. Derived Civil Service Preference Requirements Use the table below to determine whether a Veteran’s service and/or disability may serve as the basis of civil service derived preference for the Veteran’s spouse surviving spouse, or mother. Relationship to Veteran Veteran’s Service/Disability/Death Requirements Spouse The Veteran must be disqualified for a Federal position because of an SC disability. Note: Disqualification may be presumed when the Veteran is unemployed and is 100-percent disabled and/or unemployable due to SC disability has retired, been separated, or resigned from a civil service position due to SC disability, or has attempted to obtain a civil service position and has failed to qualify because of SC disability. Note: The claimant requesting civil service preference must certify and document the Veteran’s inability to work because of an SC disability by completing questions 1-7 on page two of Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Preference. Important: Because provisions of the Privacy Act (PA) cover the release of this information, the Veteran must provide written consent before a preference letter may be sent to a third person. However, the letter may be released directly to the Veteran. Surviving spouse The Veteran must have served during a period of war, as declared by Congress
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