Program Specialist

Agency: Veterans Benefits Administration

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location: San Diego, California

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Requirements: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:09/03/2026. 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-07 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. If you are a current VBA employee requesting reassignment or change to a lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS- 07 or higher, and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least GS-9. 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 of time-in-grade. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-07 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is defined as experience in a wide range of medical or legal transcriptions. This experience should document research into legal and/or medical terminology and drafting documents with proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, and the appropriate format for different types of hearings being transcribed. Education Substitution: One (1) year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement. Combining Education & Experience: If you do not fully meet the experience and education requirements 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 reach 100% of the requirement. Click here for more information. Volunteer Experience: Experience includes paid and unpaid work, including volunteer wor