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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would avoid working for the BVA (or SSA) at any and all cost. [/quote]

I would avoid BVA at all costs. But, SSA can be a decent option for some people, such as parents with young kids.[/quote]

Life at SSA (well at least at the Appeals Council level) sounds nothing like what is described about the BVA. Nice people, flexible hours, telework (even pre-COVID), and much more manageable production. [/quote]

Yes, but my understanding is that SSA jobs top out at 12 or 13 if you want to be a manager?  so if you're happy with that pay then fine.

That being said, I agree with my colleagues here.  BVA is the absolute worst job I've ever had and I'm older than many people at BVA, I've been around the block a few times.

I think its best to find another way to use your legal skills.  These jobs are so terrible and boring and do not build you any marketable legal skills.  Nobody cares about SSA law or Veterans law in the real world except the private bar.  learn litigation skills, like how to draft pleadings, conduct depositions, apply the right pressure to settle a case, and how to take a case to trial. those skills can be transferred anywhere.  [/quote]

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