5 U.S.C. § 6329 — Disabled veteran leave

(a) During the 12 months beginning on the first day of employment, an employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at least 30 percent is entitled to leave without loss or reduction of pay for medical treatment of that disability for which sick leave could ordinarily be used.

(b) The leave credited may not exceed 104 hours. Unused leave is forfeited and may not carry over after that 12-month period.

(c) (1) To verify the leave was used for treatment, the employee must give the employing agency’s head a certification, in the form and manner OPM prescribes, that a health-care provider furnished treatment for the disability. (2) For a legislative-branch employee, the certification is prescribed by the House Committee on House Administration, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, or, for any other legislative office, that office’s head.

(d) In this section: (1) “employee” has section 2105’s meaning and includes Postal Service and Postal Regulatory Commission officers and employees and, despite section 7421(a) of title 38, individuals holding positions listed in section 7421(b); (2) “service-connected” has section 101(16) of title 38’s meaning; and (3) “veteran” has section 101(2) of title 38’s meaning.