Key Definitions - University of Colorado Denver

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`Priority of service' means, with respect to
any qualified job training program, that a
covered person shall be given priority over
nonveterans for the receipt of employment,
training, and placement services provided
under that program.
`Qualified job training program' is any
workforce preparation, development, or
delivery program or service that is directly
funded, in whole or in part, by the Department
of Labor.
Veteran [38 USC 101(2)]
 Active military service
 Discharged under “other than
dishonorable” conditions (regulations)
Eligible Spouse
Eligibility derived from a living veteran
 Service member is missing in action, captured or
forcibly detained
 Veteran has total service-connected disability,
per VA evaluation
Eligibility derived from a deceased veteran
 Veteran died of a service-connected disability
 Veteran died while a total service-connected
disability, per VA evaluation, was in existence
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The right to take precedence over non-covered
persons – “earlier than” or “instead of”
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At point of entry, covered persons are made aware
of:
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Entitlement
Services available, and
Eligibility