Parish Veterans Benefits Counselor - Empowering Support

DVA-Department of Veterans' Affairs; Louisiana (MO); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs (LDVA) seeks a Veterans Assistance Counselor to serve veterans in their parish. You will interview and counsel veterans and dependents on entitlement under state and federal laws, help complete forms, gather documents, and monitor claims to a justifiable conclusion.

The ideal candidate is compassionate, organized, and thrives in a people-centered environment. Official job specifications can be found through the State Civil Service.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in veterans service work, public benefits claims examining, social services or human resources.
• Six years of full-time experience in any field.
• A bachelor’s degree.
• EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Responsibilities

• Review individual case files following the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs rating action to determine compliance with current laws, rules, and regulations as outlined in U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims decisions.
• Examine medical information including but not limited to, service medical records, physical examinations, hospital reports and post-operative reports, and determines degree of residual disability for comparison with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs assignment.
• Initiates formal appellant proceedings, and/or otherwise advises the claimant take specific action to obtain proper rating, as necessary.
• Participate in veterans outreach functions to promote public interest and awareness as requested by veterans organizations or the LDVA Administrative Staff

Skills

Accepting Direction

Communicating Effectively

Learning Actively

Acting Decisively

Displaying Expertise

Displaying Professionalism

Managing Time

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs (LDVA) seeks a Veterans Assistance Counselor to serve veterans in their parish. You will interview and counsel veterans and dependents on entitlement under state and federal laws, help complete forms, gather documents, and monitor claims to a justifiable conclusion.

The ideal candidate is compassionate, organized, and thrives in a people-centered environment. Official job specifications can be found through the State Civil Service.