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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does OPM allow these jobs to be classified as attorney positions to begin with? It’s claims reviewing. This work used to be done by paralegals. Did the work change, or did the agencies just decide they could hire faster using excepted attorney positions?[/quote]

The work did not change. Even today, non-attorneys reviewers still review VA claims and make the initial decision as to whether to pay the claim. If a claimant is dissatisfied with the initial decision, he or she can appeal to BVA, where an attorney and judge will review it. The attorney reviewers at BVA perform the same work as the non-attorneys reviewers.[/quote]

and, essentially, the "judges" do the same thing as well, except they conduct hearings and of course they are the ones signing decisions.  but its still file review. [/quote]

You don’t seem to understand how many different agencies have a very similar set-up for administrative rulings with initial rulings made by specialists and appeals going to attorneys. Much of the law is file review, especially in administrative jobs in the federal government. The file is where the evidence is.

BVA files are extensive and the medical records are repetitive and depressing and the quota is a challenge for some. But the basics of admin law run across the fed gvt executive branch agencies. [/quote]

Given the very high attrition rate and the general unhappiness of those who manage to remain employed there, I think the quota is challenging for most people, not just some.  [/quote]

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