Veterans Claims Representative / Full-time, Day Shift
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also do not repeat job title as heading. Do not put Job ID etc as headings; fold minor metadata into short
or drop it. We need to extract content: Working Title, Job Class, Agency, Location, Telework eligible, Full/Part Time, Regular/Temporary, Who May Apply, Date Posted, Closing Date, Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit, Division/Unit, Work Shift/Work Hours, Days of Work, Travel Required, Salary Range, Classified Status, Bargaining Unit/Union, FLSA Status, Designated in Connect 700 Program, etc. Many of these are metadata; we can put them in a short
maybe under "About the role" or similar. We need sections: About the role (description of work), Responsibilities (list of duties), Requirements (minimum qualifications), Qualifications (preferred qualifications), Skills (maybe from areas), Benefits (list), Pay (salary range), Schedule (work shift/hours, days, telework, travel). Must only include sections if posting has real specific content. Let's parse: Description: "The work you'll do is more than just a job... This position performs professional level advocacy work for Veterans and their dependents seeking benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. This is done by the preparation and monitoring of both federal and state Veterans benefit claims for Veterans at non-VA healthcare organizations. The incumbent will focus exclusively on clientele from private health care organizations. The Veterans Claims Representative performs ongoing education and information dissemination in all facets of claims and appeals process." That's about role. Responsibilities: maybe the bullet list of duties? The posting includes "Please see a message from Commissioner..." not needed. It also says "Please see a message..." ignore. It also says "Please see a message..." not needed. It also says "Please see a message..." ignore. It also says "Please see a message..." ignore. It also includes "Please see a message..." ignore. It also includes "Please see a message..." ignore. It also includes "Please see a message..." ignore. Ok. Minimum Qualifications: list of two years experience in at least three of the areas: Interviewing claimants, Investigating/researching claims, Advocating/recommending disposition of claims, Approving claims, Documenting decisions, Interpreting and applying guidelines, rules, laws and/or policies and procedures, Providing technical assistance, Presenting at hearings or conferences. Also criteria: residence in MN, US citizenship, Veteran as defined. Preferred Qualifications: Claims adjudication experience, Experience in public speaking. Additional Requirements: Employment reference checks, DD214 submission, DHS background check, TB screening, FIPS 201/HSPD-12 background check, driver's license check. We could treat Requirements as minimum qualifications + additional requirements? Or separate sections: Requirements (minimum qualifications) and Qualifications (preferred). Skills maybe from the areas list. Benefits: list given. Pay: Salary Range: $26.12 - $37.91 hourly; $54,538 - $79,156 annually. Schedule: Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift / 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; Days of Work: Monday - Friday; Telework Eligible: Yes - required to work in-person at least 50% of scheduled workdays each month; Travel Required: Yes - Up to 50% of the time. The incumbent will travel to non-VA healthcare organizations throughout the State of Minnesota. We also have other metadata like Job Class, Agency, Location, etc. Could be placed in About the role paragraph. We must not include sections with placeholder text like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must not include EEO boilerplate etc. Remove those. We must not include application instructions like "How To Apply", "Contact", etc. Remove. We must not include duplicated lines. Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... maybe list duties? The posting didn't have explicit bullet list of duties besides description. Could we treat the description as responsibilities? But we already have About the role. Could we list responsibilities as the same as description? Might be redundant. Perhaps we can omit Responsibilities if no specific list. The instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. The posting does not have a separate responsibilities list; the description covers role. So we could skip Responsibilities.
Requirements
Minimum qualifications: Two (2) years of experience in at least three of the following areas: ...
- Interviewing claimants ... etc Also include residency, citizenship, veteran status. Maybe we combine into
- Paid vacation and sick leave ... etc
- .
Qualifications
Preferred qualifications: Claims adjudication experience; Experience in public speaking.
Skills
Maybe list the skill areas from minimum qualifications as skills. Could be same as requirements. But we could treat Skills as the list of areas: Interviewing claimants, Investigating/researching claims, etc. However that duplicates Requirements. Might be okay but could be considered thin. Better to omit Skills if not distinct.Benefits
Pay
Salary range: $26.12 - $37.91 per hour; $54,538 - $79,156 per year.
Schedule
Day shift, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday. Telework eligible with requirement to work in‑person at least 50 % of scheduled workdays each month. Travel required up to 50 % of time to non‑VA healthcare organizations throughout Minnesota.
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Did we miss any? The posting also mentions "Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes". That's a substantive detail about program eligibility. Could be included in About the role or Requirements? It's about eligibility for Connect 700 program. Could be placed in About the role paragraph. Also "Classified Status: Classified", "Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE", "FLSA Status: Nonexempt". These are metadata but could be included in About the role. Also "Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers" - not needed. Also "Date Posted: 09/12/2026 Closing Date: 09/25/2026" - could be minor metadata; we could drop or include in a short p under About the role. The instruction says fold minor metadata into a shortor drop it. So we can include a short p with that info. We must not include application instructions, contact info, etc. Now produce HTML. Be careful to not include any markdown fences. Let's craft. We'll start with
About the role
then a paragraph that includes description plus metadata like location, telework, etc. But we already have Schedule section for shift/hours etc. So we could keep About the role focusing on description of work and maybe mention Connect 700 program, classified status, bargaining unit, etc. Let's write:About the role
This position performs professional level advocacy work for Veterans and their dependents seeking benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs by preparing and monitoring federal and state Veterans benefit claims for Veterans at non‑VA healthcare organizations, focusing exclusively on clientele from private health care organizations. The incumbent also provides ongoing education and information dissemination on all facets of the claims and appeals process. The role is classified, represented by MAPE (bargaining unit 214), nonexempt under FLSA, and is designated for the Connect 700 Program for applicants with disabilities. The position is located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, is full‑time, unlimited, and telework‑eligible (requiring at least 50 % in‑person work each month). Posted 09/12/2026 – closes 09/25/2026.
That covers many metadata. Now Responsibilities: maybe we can list specific duties from description: preparation and monitoring of claims, education and information dissemination. Could be a list. But we already covered in About the role. To avoid duplication, we could omit Responsibilities. Requirements: Minimum qualifications plus residency, citizenship, veteran status, plus additional requirements (reference checks, DD214, DHS background, TB screening, FIPS/HSPD-12, driver's license check). We'll list. Let's craft:Requirements
Minimum qualifications: Two (2) years of experience in at least three of the following areas:
- Interviewing claimants
- Investigating/researching claims
- Advocating/recommending disposition of claims
- Approving claims
- Documenting decisions
- Interpreting and applying guidelines, rules, laws and/or policies and procedures
- Providing technical assistance
- Presenting at hearings or conferences
Additionally, applicants must be residents of Minnesota, U.S. citizens, and meet the statutory definition of a Veteran (honorable discharge after ≥181 days active duty or disability‑related service, or meeting CFR 38 § 3.12a, or active service certified under Public Law 95‑202).
Additional requirements: employment reference checks; submission of an original or certified DD214 if called for interview; Minnesota DHS background check for finalists; TB (Mantoux) screening or chest x‑ray prior to employment; must pass a FIPS 201/HSPD‑12 background check for federal information system access; may be required to pass a driver’s license check.
Qualifications: Preferred qualifications.Qualifications
Preferred qualifications: Claims adjudication experience; Experience in public speaking.
Skills: maybe we can list the same areas as skills but we might skip to avoid thin section. However the instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. If we add Skills, it may be thin. Let's omit Skills. Benefits: list.Benefits
- Paid vacation and sick leave
- 12 paid holidays each year
- Low‑cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
- Fertility care, including IVF
- Diabetes care
- Dental and orthodontic care for adults and children
- 6 weeks paid leave for parents of newborn or newly adopted children
- Pension plan that provides income after at least three years of service
- Employer‑paid life insurance
- Short‑term and long‑term disability insurance
- Tax‑free expense accounts for health, dental, and dependent care
- Resources supporting physical, emotional, social, and financial well‑being
- Training, classes, and professional development
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (eligibility varies)