Government Of The State Of California — California Government Code — Personnel — Employment Lists — Veterans' Preference — Additional credits for veterans and widows and widowers of veterans Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Veteran" has the same meaning as defined in Section 18540.4. (b) "Disabled veteran" has the same meaning as defined in Section 18541. (c) "100 percent disabled veteran" means any veteran as defined in this section who is currently declared by the United States Veterans Administration to be 100 percent disabled as a result of his or her service. Ca. Gov. Code § 18973 Added by Stats 2013 ch 75 (AB 372),s 5, eff. 1/1/2014.