Standard Form 15

Standard Form 15 is used by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). It is an Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. It can only be used by military veterans and certain relatives. When completed, this supplemental form helps the federal government determine if the applicant meets certain qualifications to receive preferential treatment during the application process.

What is a Standard Form 15?

This form will be used by the United States Office of Personnel Management. A Standard Form 15 is known as an Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. This form can be completed by veterans or veterans’ families. The form will be completed by someone who wants to receive the 10-Point veteran preference.
The veteran or family member will need to list what kind of preference they are applying for.  This could be for direct eligibility for an individual, the spouse of a military veteran, or a veteran’s widow. Veterans must meet certain qualifications in order to be eligible for veterans’ preference.  They must be a military retiree, or they must have been honorably or generally discharged.  Disabled veterans need to include this information as well, as they may be eligible for more benefits.

How to complete a Standard Form 15 (Step by Step)

To complete a Standard Form 15, you will need to provide the following information:

  • Name 
  • Home address
  • Veteran’s name
  • Periods of service: branch of service, date entered active duty, date separated or released from active duty
  • Indication of type of preference claimed
    • Non-compensable service-connected disability, award of the Purple Heart, or receipt of disability pension
    • Compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more
    • Living veteran’s spouse based on fact that veteran, because of a service-connected disability, has been unable to qualify for a Federal Government job or any other position
    • Veteran’s widow or widower
    • Mother of veteran who has a service-connected disability that is permanent and totally disabling, or who is deceased provided you are or were married to the veteran’s father and your husband is totally and permanently disabled, you are widowed divorced, or separated from the veteran’s father and have not remarried, or you are widowed or divorced from the veteran’s father and have remarried, but are now widowed, divorced, or separated from your husband of your remarriage
  • Whether the veteran is currently working
  • Current occupation
  • Occupation before military service
  • Military occupation at time of separation
  • Whether veteran has been employed by the Federal civil service of D.C. Government
  • Title and grade of position most recently or currently held
  • Name and address of agency
  • Dates of employment
  • Whether veteran resigned from, was disqualified for, or separated from a position in the Federal civil service of D.C. Government along the lines of his or her usual occupation because of a service-connected disability
  • Whether the veteran is receiving a civil service retirement pension, CSA#

You are required to submit photocopies of documents to support your claim.

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