Disabled veteran alleges EEOC systems and procedures quietly shut him out of justice
A disabled veteran is challenging the EEOC, saying the federal EEO system looks open on paper but shuts him out in practice.
Filed on January 16, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, the case is brought by Andrew J. Eberst, a 100% service-connected disabled veteran who lives in Wayne County, N.C. His filing describes, in detail, how he says the federal-sector EEO process failed him at nearly every step. No court has made any findings on his allegations.
According to the filing, Eberst submitted a formal EEO complaint to the Department of Veterans Affairs on October 16, 2024. On October 25, 2024, the VA acknowledged receipt and said the complaint had been referred to the Veterans Benefits Administration for investigation. Eberst alleges that the VA never actually investigated: no investigator, no Report of Investigation, and no written notice when the usual 180‑day investigation period passed.
The lawsuit also notes that, at the time, Eberst was in an agency-run employment transition phase and had applied for a GS‑13 federal position within the VA. He says a counselor denied referral to that role without documented justification and ties that to federal nondiscrimination and equal-access rules for individuals with disabilities.
When the investigation did not move, Eberst turned to the EEOC hearing process. The filing says that on April 16, 2025, the...
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