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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure if my previous post published, but this absolutely needs to be sent to a reporter. Any reporter would be lucky to have this thread and write an expose - particularly as it benefits veterans, and fits the themes of any great investigative article. This thread alone provides ample support. People can speak anonymously as well. I think weight be number to this situation but it truly is shocking and disturbing and needs sunlight [/quote]

Does no one care about this? I understand not caring about attorneys in gutter jobs but aren't veterans suffering from these poor decisions? [/quote]

Most Americans only pay lip service to veterans. [/quote]

That, and, I think all of the players (BVA management, veterans groups, and politicians mainly) have decided that quantity is more important than quality. Think of BVA like a factory where they produce decisions on appeals. The main metric they care about is how many decisions get pumped out the door. Congress is happy because the number of decisions issued has increased so they can point to “success.” Therefore BVA management is happy when those numbers increase. The Veterans groups seem to be happy as well.

The issue of employee mistreatment and dedication to the mission can’t really be separated. They all seem to be congratulating themselves because the number of decisions has increased when BVA has a revolving door of staff attorneys who onboard and then leave once they’ve burned out, which, for many people, happens within 2 years, if not sooner. The brain power and talent lost due to staff turnover is bad for the Board and ultimately the people who the Board serves.

Anyone in the private sector who ran a department where the employees leave as soon as they can, and those that haven’t left are completely miserable, would have been fired a long time ago. [/quote]

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