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Legal Administrative Specialist

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Job Title

Legal Administrative Specialist

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to:

  • Coordinates counseling sessions with Veterans, their dependents, and their beneficiaries face to face, regarding all benefits available through the VA, as well as non-VA benefits available through other agencies. This is accomplished through in-person or telephone interviews, and correspondence.
  • Explains in detail, VBA rating decisions and provides explanations for the decisions using extensive knowledge of VA benefits and services, claim and appeal processing procedures and benefit determination information and all pertinent information available in system of record.
  • Assists with programs include, but are not limited to, compensation and pension benefits, home loan eligibility, education, health care, life insurance, burial benefits, vocational rehabilitation services, general Social Security Administration benefit programs, other federal, state, and local domestic relations, and assistance programs.
  • Prepares technical correspondence to veterans and their dependents providing benefit information, representation rights and response to miscellaneous inquiries.
  • Explains pertinent legal provisions, regulations, and related administrative practices and their application to specific cases.
  • Initiates inquiries to resolve errors, delays, or other problems in obtaining benefits. Completes claim and appeal related work.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The full performance level of this position is GS-9.

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday (hours to be determined by hiring office)

Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized

Telework Eligible: This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only. The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval. Routine or recurring telework is not authorized for this position.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Position Description/PD#: Legal Administrative Specialist GS-7: 40120A, GS-9: 02109A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Vacancy posted 3 days ago
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