[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 5, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 5CFR307.104] [Page 145] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 307--VETERANS READJUSTMENT APPOINTMENTS--Table of Contents Sec. 307.104 Appeal rights. A veterans readjustment appointment (VRA) is an excepted appointment to a position otherwise in the competitive service. Veterans readjustment appointees have the same appeal rights as excepted service employees under parts 432 and 752 of this chapter, except the appointees are also entitled to limited appeal protection during their 1st year of service as set forth in Sec. 315.806 of this chapter. This means that a VRA appointee with more than 1 year of current continuous service, who is also a preference eligible, can appeal an adverse action to the Merit Systems Protection Board. Nonpreference eligibles serving under VRA appointments do not get such protection until they are converted to the competitive service. [60 FR 3058, Jan. 13, 1995]