Veterans Benefits Rating Specialist

Veterans Benefits Administration; Guaynabo (PR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Benefits Administration seeks a Rating Veterans Service Representative to serve as a decision maker on rating decisions within a Veterans Service Center or Special Mission team. The RVSR handles complex claim files, reviews evidence, and communicates determinations to claimants.

The position requires meeting time-in-grade rules, with opportunities at GS-9 through GS-12 levels based on specialized experience or higher education, and may involve explaining decisions and gathering

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in gathering or requesting evidence to support federal, state, or local benefit claims.
• Ability to explain decisions to claimants to help understanding determinations.
• Experience applying laws to process federal or state benefit claims.

Responsibilities

• Serve as decision maker for rating decisions on claims.
• Explain decisions to claimants to help understanding.
• Gather and request evidence to support claim files.

Skills

Claims processing

Evidence gathering

Communication with claimants

Education

Master's degree or PhD related

Job description

Veterans Benefits Administration seeks a Rating Veterans Service Representative to serve as a decision maker on rating decisions within a Veterans Service Center or Special Mission team. The RVSR handles complex claim files, reviews evidence, and communicates determinations to claimants.

The position requires meeting time-in-grade rules, with opportunities at GS-9 through GS-12 levels based on specialized experience or higher education, and may involve explaining decisions and gathering