1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Leave for Disabled Veterans Act . 2. Eligibility adjustment for veterans (a) Eligibility based on time in employment Section 101(2) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2611(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (E) Veterans (i) Eligibility based on time in employment Notwithstanding the eligibility requirements in paragraph (2)(A), an employee who is a veteran shall be deemed an eligible employee for purposes of leave described in clause (iii) if— (I) such employee has a service-connected disability (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) rated at between 30 and 50 percent by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and such employee has been employed for at least 8 months by the employer with respect to whom leave is requested under section 102 and has at least 833 hours of service with such employer during the previous 8-month period; (II) such employee has a service-connected disability rated at 60 percent or higher by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and such employee has been employed for at least 6 months by the employer with respect to whom leave is requested under section 102 and has at least 625 hours of service with such employer during the previous 6-month period; or (III) such employee— (aa) is not covered under subclause (I) or (II); (bb) retired from the Armed Forces under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code, by reason of a service-connected disability either— (AA) rated at between 30 and 50 percent under the standard schedule of rating disabilities in use by the Department of Veterans Affairs at the time of such retirement; or (BB) rated at 60 percent or higher under such schedule; and (cc) either— (AA) with respect to an individual covered under subitem (AA) of item (bb), has been employed for at least 8 months by the employer with respect to whom leave is requested under section 102 and has at least 833 hours of service with such employer during the previous 8-month period