Pre-JVA veteran
Pre-JVA veteran means an individual who is an employee of or applicant to a contractor with a contract of $25,000 or more entered into prior to December 1, 2003 and unmodified since to $100,000 or more, and who is a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era, pre-JVA recently separated veteran, or other protected veteran, as defined below:
(1) Special disabled veteran means:
(i) A veteran 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 Department of Veterans Affairs for a disability:
(A) Rated at 30 percent or more; or
(B) Rated at 10 or 20 percent in the case of a veteran who has been determined under 38 U.S.C. 3106 to have a serious employment handicap; or
(ii) A person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
(2) Veteran of the Vietnam Era means a person who:
(i) Served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days, and was discharged or released therefrom with other than a dishonorable discharge, if any part of such active duty occurred:
(A) In the Republic of Vietnam between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975; or
(B) Between August 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975, in all other cases; or
(ii) Was discharged or released from active duty for a service-connected disability if any part of such active duty was performed:
(A) In the Republic of Vietnam between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975; or
(B) Between August 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975, in all other cases.
(3) Pre-JVA recently separated veteran means a pre-JVA veteran during the one-year period beginning on the date of the pre-JVA veteran's discharge or release from active duty.
(4) Other protected veteran means a person who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.