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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The BVA workload is absolutely unreasonable, and it’s just insane that people defend it especially in light of the position it puts attorneys in and the quality of work being churned out for veterans. & the perks of the job like paid overtime if you could keep up just isn’t there any longer. Don’t apply or move on if possible.[/quote]

The only people saying that the workload is reasonable are management and the GS-15s who are highly paid to implement management’s terrible policies. Everyone else freely admits the workload is unreasonable. [/quote]

While most of the vocal defenders of BVA upper management’s policies are BVA first level managers and judges, don’t forget the junior BVA attorneys who vigorously defend management to get on management’s good side. I’ve seen attorneys like this get promoted into the ranks of management very quickly.

Unfortunately , the “yes men” culture at the Board and the unreasonable production standard adversely harm disabled veterans, as the attorneys  and judges reviewing their disability cases take all kinds of shortcuts to meet thee quota. Specifically,  I’ve noticed a marked increased in the remand rate at the Board since FY2018, when upper management significantly increased the production quota. That makes plenty of sense since it’s much easier and faster to write a remand than a denial. But, for veterans, the endless remands mean that there is no finality and many veterans die before a decision is made. [/quote]

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