Veterans Service Representative (Authorizer).

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes duties (specific duties) and requirements, qualifications, maybe schedule (Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm). Also telework info. Benefits? Not explicit benefits; there is mention of benefits package later but generic. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does state Work Schedule. So we can include Schedule section. Benefits? It mentions "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package." That's generic but still states benefits exist. Might be considered stating benefits. However it's generic; but still says benefits package. Might be okay to include Benefits section with that sentence. But we must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". This is generic but still a statement. I'd include Benefits with that sentence. Pay: not mentioned. So omit Pay. Skills: not explicit list; maybe we can infer from duties but not explicit. Better not include Skills unless explicit. About the role: we could use a brief paragraph summarizing role? The posting doesn't have an "About the role" heading but we could create a section with that heading if we have substantive content. The instruction: "use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It suggests we can use those headings if we have content. We have duties (specific duties) which could go under Responsibilities. Requirements: there is a "Requirements" section (Conditions of employment). Qualifications: there is a "Qualifications" section. Benefits: we have generic benefits statement. Schedule: we have work schedule. Thus produce sections: Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (conditions of employment), Qualifications (education/experience etc), Benefits (benefits package statement), Schedule (work schedule and telework info). Possibly also include "About the role" but we could combine duties into Responsibilities. No need for About the role if we have Responsibilities. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from duties, requirements, qualifications, benefits, schedule. We must use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose use

  . So we need to parse duties into list items. The duties are a paragraph with multiple sentences; we can break each sentence into

• . Similarly requirements list: conditions of employment (list). Qualifications: maybe list of items (time-in-grade, minimum qualifications, education substitution, etc). Benefits: maybe just a paragraph. Schedule: include work schedule and telework details. We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. The posting includes lots of boilerplate after qualifications; we need to remove those. We must keep only substantive info: duties, requirements, qualifications, benefits, schedule. Also maybe mention "Promotion Potential: None, this is the full performance level of the position." That's substantive? It's about promotion potential. Could be included under Requirements or Qualifications? Might be considered a detail about the position. Could be placed under Responsibilities? Better to include under Requirements? Actually it's about promotion potential; could be a separate section but not in list of headings. We could include under Responsibilities as a note? But we must not invent sections. Could add a

  under Responsibilities after list? Might be okay. Also "Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized" etc. That's metadata; we can drop minor metadata per instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

  or drop it." So we can drop those lines like Position Description/PD#, Relocation/Recruitment Incentives, Financial Disclosure Report, Bargaining Unit, etc. They are minor metadata. So we drop them. Also "Additional Conditions Of Employment Are As Follows" is part of requirements; we keep. Also "VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals..." that's benefits/telework info; we can include under Benefits or Schedule? It's about telework eligibility. Could go under Schedule as telework details. We must preserve all substantive info; not drop details like "Subject to background/security investigation", "Required to attend an 8 week training session, which may require travel.", "VSR Skill Certification required at the GS-10 level", etc. We need to ensure we don't lose any of those. Let's extract sections: Duties (Specific Duties Are As Follows): - Serves as an Authorizer reviewing all required work of other Veterans Service Representatives when a second signature is required. - Reviews and approves work for technical accuracy, clarity, thoroughness, and sensitivity of notification. - Ensures that notices of decisions are prepared with an empathetic tone and are complete and phrased in terms that the claimant can understand. - The VSR (Authorizer) must be familiar with rating procedures to ensure proper notification to the claimant. - Makes administrative decisions and special determinations relating to qualifying military service, character of discharge, domestic relations contested claims, homicide, presumed death, line of duty, or willful misconduct, corpus of estate, and violations of U.S. Penal Code, related attorney fees, administrative error, and fraud. - Authorizes administrative decisions made by other Veterans Service Representatives including character of discharge, line of duty, or willful misconduct, corpus of estate, and apportionment decisions. - Explains a final decision if a veteran expresses an indication of dissatisfaction with a determination (filed in person, by telephone, or by mail). The VSR (Authorizer) will explain the decision in question in an effort to gain acceptance of the determination, and also explain the post-decision review process. - Uses electronic data processing (EDP) systems for inputting data related to claims adjudication, processing, monitoring, and correspondence preparation. - Acts as an advocate for veterans and their beneficiaries in their dealings with other VA elements and organizations that affect their claims. Then after duties: "Promotion Potential: None, this is the full performance level of the position." Could be a note. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: 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. We could combine schedule and telework under Schedule section. Requirements (Conditions of employment): - Required As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. - In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the Agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the Agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. - Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. - Additional Conditions Of Employment Are As Follows: - You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job - Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 - You may be required to serve a probationary or trial period - Subject to background/security investigation - Required to attend an 8 week training session, which may require travel. - VSR Skill Certification required at the GS-10 level - Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. - Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements - Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Qualifications: - To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement on 09/30/2026. - TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: As a current Federal, GS employee you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-10 level. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. To support your claim of time in grade, you must submit your most recent appointment, promotion, or within grade increase SF-50. Some applicants may have to submit more than one SF-50 to demonstrate their eligibility. - MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: - GS-11 Grade Level Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-10) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes but is not limited to experience that demonstrates competence in adjudicating and authorizing veterans' claims. Specialized experience is typically gained in positions that have involved experience in the development, examination, investigation, adjudication, and authorization of claims for disability compensation, disability pension, death compensation, death pension benefits, life insurance benefits, etc. Such experience is to be substantive and relevant and may have been gained in the practice of law or working with a Federal or state agency, insurance company, retirement, disability, or insurance program. - OR Education Substitution: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education you must have: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related - OR Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-11 level. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-10. Combining Education & Experience: If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. - Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. - Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. - Physical Requirements: The work normally involves mental rather than physical exertion. The work is mostly sedentary; however, there may be some walking