Anonymous
Post 01/27/2025 11:51     Subject: Board of Veterans Appeals (Attorney Advisor)
https://chcoc.gov/sites/default/files/Joint%20OMB%20OPM%20Memorandum%20re%20Return%20to%20Office%20Implementation%20Plans%201-27-2025.pdf

Anonymous
Post 01/26/2025 20:50     Subject: Board of Veterans Appeals (Attorney Advisor)
Anonymous wrote:Has anyone received their raise? Seems later this year.

Not yet.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2025 18:30     Subject: Re:Board of Veterans Appeals (Attorney Advisor)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe there are people at the Board that voted for this shit.


What’s wrong with wanting to Make America Great Again? The prior regime was the worst in my lifetime.


Please stop messaging the DEI snitch line; the inbox is full.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2025 17:50     Subject: Board of Veterans Appeals (Attorney Advisor)
Has anyone received their raise? Seems later this year.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2025 17:49     Subject: Re:Board of Veterans Appeals (Attorney Advisor)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe there are people at the Board that voted for this shit.


There's more to life than being a work from home disability claim processing machine.


Yea, like kicking all the black and brown people out of the workplace and the country?


They’re being kicked out because they aren’t legally present in the country. As for the workplace, the high termination rate at the Board disproportionately affects Black and Brown employees the most.


Breaking the law requires punishment? Can’t we just give them a sentence them to an unconditional discharge? Seems only fair.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2025 17:49     Subject: Re:Board of Veterans Appeals (Attorney Advisor)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe there are people at the Board that voted for this shit.


There's more to life than being a work from home disability claim processing machine.


Literally the only things to offer are bs & gaslighting.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2025 17:44     Subject: Re:Board of Veterans Appeals (Attorney Advisor)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe there are people at the Board that voted for this shit.


There's more to life than being a work from home disability claim processing machine.


Yea, like kicking all the black and brown people out of the workplace and the country?


They’re being kicked out because they aren’t legally present in the country. As for the workplace, the high termination rate at the Board disproportionately affects Black and Brown employees the most.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2025 17:38     Subject: Re:Board of Veterans Appeals (Attorney Advisor)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe there are people at the Board that voted for this shit.


There's more to life than being a work from home disability claim processing machine.


But, my entire life revolves around cranking out three decisions a week. Am I not a machine? Tell me, ICARE.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2025 17:35     Subject: Re:Board of Veterans Appeals (Attorney Advisor)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe there are people at the Board that voted for this shit.


There's more to life than being a work from home disability claim processing machine.


Yea, like kicking all the black and brown people out of the workplace and the country?
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2025 17:32     Subject: Re:Board of Veterans Appeals (Attorney Advisor)
Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe there are people at the Board that voted for this shit.


There's more to life than being a work from home disability claim processing machine.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2025 17:26     Subject: Re:Board of Veterans Appeals (Attorney Advisor)
Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe there are people at the Board that voted for this shit.


What’s wrong with wanting to Make America Great Again? The prior regime was the worst in my lifetime.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2025 17:11     Subject: Re:Board of Veterans Appeals (Attorney Advisor)
Anonymous wrote:The Board will be forced to lease additional space outside of the DC commuting area. Employees will relocate there. It will not lease additional space in the DC area as it is explicitly contrary to the Trump administration’s plans to move feds out of DC. The moves away from DC have congressional support.

To those that didn’t believe remote work and telework would be cancelled, believe this.


This could happen but will take time since government leases of private space require a bidding process.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2025 17:09     Subject: Re:Board of Veterans Appeals (Attorney Advisor)
The Board will be forced to lease additional space outside of the DC commuting area. Employees will relocate there. It will not lease additional space in the DC area as it is explicitly contrary to the Trump administration’s plans to move feds out of DC. The moves away from DC have congressional support.

To those that didn’t believe remote work and telework would be cancelled, believe this.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2025 17:09     Subject: Board of Veterans Appeals (Attorney Advisor)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think a more realistic move is that unless you're remote as the result of an accommodation or due to being a military spouse, you're going to be required to report to work in a cubical at your local VA facility. Recalling everyone to DC is unlikely.


This could also be a problem.The Board previously had work at home employees report to the Washington DC Regional Office, and the Regional Office did not have enough desk space for all of them. This occurred in 2017 or 2018. The policy was then reversed and the work at home employees returned to 425 I St.


I remember that fiasco. Personally, I think management should cut headcount at the Board by 25% and increase the quota to 200 signed decisions per year to be fully successful. In exchange for a leaner and more productive Board, VA should allow exempt the Board from RTO.


Increasing that quota won't help unless the CAVC stops sending back Board decisions because they failed to discuss one single instance of knee or back pain out of 20 separate complaints.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2025 17:05     Subject: Re:Board of Veterans Appeals (Attorney Advisor)
I can’t believe there are people at the Board that voted for this shit.