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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello and Happy New Years.  I have received and offer from the BVA and am contemplating accepting it.  I am a retired Air Force JAG who likes the idea of working from home and has an interest in veterans law as a disabled vet.  I have read this forum from beginning to end and am stuck with a few questions. Specifically the quotas - are they manageable?  Or is it an absolute grind 8 hours a day to keep up?  How does PTO reckon with quotas?  Is there a decent training program that sets up new attorney hires for success?  Thanks for the input.[/quote]

As someone previously posted, your mileage will vary based on the judge that you're assigned to. Some judges grant more than 90 percent of disability appeals. If you get assigned to one of these judges, your drafts will typically range from two to three pages on average (grants can be very short because VA cannot appeal favorable decisions to federal court). You'll likely exceed the quota because of how short the decisions are. On the other hand, if you're assigned to a judge who denies 80 percent or more of disability appeals, your life will likely be completely different because you'll have to justify each denial and make sure that the draft is legally sufficient. Denials are typically much longer than grants and take more time to write.  So, you may have to work more than 40 hours a week to meet the quota. You won't receive compensation for unpaid overtime.

Furthermore, like in college and law school, you'll receive a grade for each draft that you submit. Your judge will assign each draft a quality score ranging from 1 to 5 (with 5 being the highest). Some judges are easy graders and hand out 4s and 5s like candy. Other judges grade more harshly and won't hesitate to give a 1 or 2.  If you luck out, you''ll be assigned to an easy grader who grants more than 90 percent of disability appeals. If not, good luck.[/quote]

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