DIGEST: APPROVAL OF PROMOTION FROM VETERANS CLAIMS EXAMINER GS-7 TO GS-9 WAS DELAYED SOME MONTHS BEYOND RECOMMENDED DATE BECAUSE CSC DISAGREED WITH VA CONTENTION THAT EMPLOYEE ACQUIRED NECESSARY SPECIALIZED EXAMINER EXPERIENCE AS CLAIMS CLERK GS-5 AND GS-6. VA CONTENTION REQUIRES CONCLUSION THAT CLAIMS CLERK POSITIONS WERE IMPROPERLY CLASSIFIED. THIS IS NEITHER ADEQUATELY SUPPORTED BY THE RECORD N...

An employee appealed the denial of his claim for a retroactive promotion and backpay. Approval of the promotion was delayed because the Civil Service Commission disagreed with the agency's contention that the employee had acquired the necessary experience which involved an unsupported conclusion that positions were improperly classified. Denial of the claim was sustained since the delay was not un...