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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think DOGE should consider splitting VA up. VHA and the Cemetery Administration should comprise the Department of Veterans Affairs. VBA and BVA should merge with SSA. There’s absolutely no reason for paying BVA disability decision writers more than SSA disability decision writers.[/quote]

Dumb take. I’ve done both. BVA requires more intellect, more effort at staying current with the law, it’s a lot less formulaic, more complexity. Plenty of people who can stay afloat at SSA wash out quickly at the Board. [/quote]

Didn’t BVA hire several judges with no VA disability experience? How complex can VA disability be when BVA hires judges with no relevant prior experience. Also, what about the VA claims examiners who initially review VA disability claims? Even though they aren’t attorneys, VA claims examiners don’t have difficulty applying VA disability law to VA disability claims.[/quote]

I wonder what percentage of commenters here have never set foot inside the BVA?  Many of these comments (such as the one above) make it pretty clear to me that a lot of people either spent no time or very little time at BVA and have no clue about what BVA does.  [/quote]

A lot of people here work remotely and have never been to the Board's office. [/quote]

I don't think the poster meant going physically inside the BVA offices.  I think the poster was saying there are clearly people commenting who have never worked at the Board and have no knowledge on how it operates.  [/quote]

Okay. There's definitely a troll on this thread, but it's probably someone who worked at BVA years ago. They are always posting exaggerated claims about the attys and outdated information about Board operations.[/quote]

BVA management always tries to characterize anyone who voices concern about working conditions at the Board as “whiners” or “trolls.” If there is something you believe is untrue or exaggerated, please point it out and let the poster respond.[/quote]

Okay I am not going to read all the way back 20 pages. There was someone that claimed that all Board attorneys had diplomas from their crappy law schools on the wall.  There point apparently was that BVA attorneys like to brag about their crappy legal educations. It is absolutely not true that all Board attorneys hang a diploma on the wall.  I've known maybe one person who did this.

The person who made the claim is a troll because they are peddling a blatant lie. And I am not a management representative, sorry.[/quote]

This thread currently has 102 pages. There are countless comments regarding the toxic working conditions at the Board. And, your main concern is with the comment regarding the educational pedigree, or lack thereof, of Board attorneys? [/quote]

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