30 Percent or More Disabled Veteran

An agency may give a noncompetitive temporary appointment of more than 60 days or a term appointment to any veteran:

• retired from active military service with a disability rating of 30 percent or more; or
• rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) since 1991 or later to include disability determinations from a branch of the Armed Forces at any time, as having a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more.

There is no grade level limitation for this authority, but the appointee must meet all qualification requirements, including any written test requirement.

The agency may convert the employee, without a break in service, to a career or career-conditional appointment at any time during the employee’s temporary or term appointment.

5 U.S.C. 3112; 5 CFR 316.302, 316.402 and 315.707