Are you a Protected Veteran under VEVRAA?
Per VEVRAA*, Protected Veterans fall into 4 classifications:
A "disabled veteran" is one of the following:
a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the
receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs;
OR
- a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or
release from active duty in the U.S. Military, ground naval or air service.
An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means any veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air
service during war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the
Department of Defense.
An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service,
participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
If you believe you belong to any of the classifications of protected veterans listed above,
please indicate by checking the appropriate button below: