§ 315.707 Disabled veterans

5 CFR 315.707(a)(a) Eligibility.

5 CFR 315.707(a)(1)(1) Subject to requirements concerning qualifications and probationary period published by the Office, an agency may convert the employment of a disabled veteran who meets the conditions below to career or career-conditional employment from a time-limited appointment of more than 60 days.

5 CFR 315.707(a)(2)(2) To be eligible for conversion under this paragraph, the veteran must:

5 CFR 315.707(a)(2)(i)(i) Have been retired from active military service with a disability rating of 30 percent or more;

5 CFR 315.707(a)(2)(ii)(ii) Have been rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs since 1991 or later, or by a branch of the Armed Forces at any time, as having a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more; or

5 CFR 315.707(a)(2)(iii)(iii) Have been so rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, or by a branch of the Armed Forces, at the time of a qualifying temporary appointment effected within the year immediately preceding, or a term appointment effected within four years immediately preceding, the conversion.

5 CFR 315.707(b)(b) Tenure on conversion.

5 CFR 315.707(b)(1)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, a person converted under paragraph (a) of this section becomes a career-conditional employee.

5 CFR 315.707(b)(2)(2) A person appointed under paragraph (a) of this section becomes a career employee if excepted from the service requirement for career tenure by § 315.201(c).

5 CFR 315.707(c)(c) Acquisition of competitive status. A person converted under paragraph (a) of this section acquires a competitive status automatically on completion of probation.