What are the criteria for VEOA eligibility?
To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, your latest
discharge must be issued under honorable conditions (this means an honorable or
general discharge), AND you must be either:
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a preference eligible (defined in title
5 U.S.C. 2108(3)), OR
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a veteran who substantially completed 3
or more years of active service.
Preference eligible
under VEOA includes those family members entitled to derived preference.